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Successfully secured the kabul airport. the situation just a week ago was a little bit different than it is today. the airport remain secure. us military personnel currently oversee flight operations both us military contracted aircraft as well as foreign aircraft continue to operate within kabul airport. additionally the us military has maintained the gate security at major gates and supported our state department colleagues in the process of individuals to prepare for evacuation flights out of afghanistan. critical to getting americans and afghans at risk out of the dire situation requires a...

A political settlement, right now they have been used to make sure the evacuation plan can be carried out and so we have been told many times by the pentagon that the military has constant contact with the taliban outside the airport. the assessment of that here is that here is the united states having been fighting this 20 year war against the taliban, it is now having to get permission from the taliban to get its citizens out. that hasn't gone down very well, the optics of that. broadly speaking in terms of government itself, its a practical recognition that they are going to, these are the ...

We are awaiting a press conference from the pentagon in the united states. this is the scene live at the moment. we are expecting to hear from the pentagon press secretary and also an army major general. we are getting the latest on the situation. they will have more information on what is going on in afghanistan, particularly at kabul airport. we are not sure if they will take questions but they may be questioned about their reaction to what president biden said yesterday in his press briefing. let's discuss what has been said in the united states with our correspondence in washington. barbar...

Thing the administration keep saying, and this is together with other nato allies, that they are working to put international pressure on the taliban through the promise of diplomatic recognition to respect the rights of all citizens, especially women and girls and the fact the taliban are talking to other members of other afghan leaders. people who had taken part in the previous administration. i think the issue in terms of american reaction and i suspect i don't know how widespread it is, but the thing that has been mentioned the most in terms of the talking is the taliban checkpoints around...

Happened? yes, there have. it. stretched over four administration so the failure of the afghan war is a collective failure of four different governments but the way it has been executed is what mr biden has been executed is what mr biden has to account for. there are already four different congressional committees, all of them headed by democrats, including foreign affairs in both senate and house intelligence and army affairs that have said they will conduct an investigation.— have said they will conduct an investiuation. ., . ~' investigation. barbara, thank you ve much investigation. barb...