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Throughout kabul. the taliban had not intended to take kabul that day but ghani's exit gave the group no choice. what can you expand on that, marc? >> so basically the biden administration lied to the american people. they told us they were taken -- the taliban takeover of kabul took them by surprise and put them in a situation where we had no control and which we were dependent on the taliban for security as we carried out evacuations. that turns out to not be true. the taliban had no intention of entering the capital on august 15th according to the "washington post" reporting and they actual...

Wish you the _ community. sharon weston broome, we wish you the best _ community. sharon weston broome, we wish you the best with _ community. sharon weston broome, we wish you the best with the _ community. sharon weston broome, we wish you the best with the clean-up, - wish you the best with the clean—up, thank you for coming on a programme. thank you so much for having me. the evacuation in kabul is winding down as we head into the final 24—hour window. there is every indication the americans are rght now wrapping up their operation, with only 1,200 people evacuated in the last 2a hours...

We're talking about. that's what our focus should be. >> harris: you know, i went back through our brain room and wanted to know what every democrat has been saying about this. senator robert menendez of new jersey starts his remarks with in implementing this flawed plan and goes on. tom mill now ski of new jersey says if we leave august 31st, tomorrow, a random deadline we, not the taliban set and we'll leave good, many people behind. seth moulton former presidential candidate in 2020, to say that today is anything short of a disaster would be dishonest and this was on august 15th. worse, it ...

Authorization as early as october. we are continuing to follow developments out of afghanistan, where france reports its evacuation efforts in kabul wrapped up on friday. french officials say nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the city since august 15th. behind those evacuations, many unsung heros who took it upon themselves to help sect families attempting to free the country. cnn's melissa bell has our report. >> reporter: the very last french evacuation out of kabul. it left without incident, but for those on board, afghans that nato promised to help, it had been a frantic fight...

Refuge which provides eligible afghan nationals and their immediate families the opportunity to relocate to the united states. department of state subsequently activated the afghanistan coordination task force and requested the department of defense provide temporary support for up to 3,500 afghan special immigrant applicants. on august 15th, the department of state requested and the secretary of defense approved additional support for afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other afghans. the u.s. northern command is providing temporary housing, medical screening, transportation and othe...