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David begnaud, thank you. and turning now to afghanistan and more chaotic scenes at the kabul airport. evacuations are proceeding slowly, with thousands of americans still wanting and waiting to get out. and there are reports that taliban fighters are preventing afghan civilians from getting anywhere near that airport gate. cbs' david martin is monitoring the situation from the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. combat troops lined up shoulder to shoulder behind concertina wire at the airport to keep back desperate afghans clamoring for a way out. ( gunfire ) a few times, warning shots had to be fire...

Bidens Name wird für immer mit dem unrühmlichen Ende des Krieges in Afghanistan verbunden sein wird. Aber er ist nicht allein schuld daran.

Some lost their lives. people hearing gunshots around the airport as well. >> cnn has just confirmed u.s. troops on the ground in kabul shot and killed two armed men at the airport after they fired on u.s. forces and a defense moofl said they believe this is a isolated since debit. they are temporarily suspending the airport after the afghans flooded it. the u.s. has dispatched also an additional 1,000 combat troops now bringing the total up to 6,000 new troops in the country to secure the airport perimeter and help get american diplomatic personnel and others out safely. let's begin with nick...

Government collapsing swiftly after insurgents overranke provincial capitals over the span of the last week and this morning, commercial flights in and out of kabul's airport have been cancelled. the panic among afghans visible at the airport. people flooding the tarmac, desperate to flee the country. embassy officials warning americans not to travel to kabul's airport because it is unsafe. the u.s. rushing an additional 1,000 combat troops to secure the perimeter for evacuation sites. france, new zealand are evacuating their embassy as the taliban claiming to control 90% of the government bui...

To the sides as they taxi down a runway. witnesses tell cnn they've heard gunshots fired. >> it's hard to see how that's, at all, a safe situation. the u.s. embassy has been ev eva evacuated. officials are warning americas who are still in the capital not to travel to the airport. the u.s. has dispatched an additional 1,000 combat troops for a total of 6,000 to secure the perimeter at the airport and help get american diplomatic personnel and others out safely. about twice as many who were there for the counterterror mission. president biden has been monitoring the situation from camp david ov...