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Was it biden? my questions are, going forward, we don't really have the policy that biden said we were going to have because he said we would maintain an on going presence in afghanistan to work with the afghan government that no longer exists. so what is our policy going forward? what are the diplomatic efforts that we're making to secure a corridor of refugees to do other thing to address the reality that now unfolded. >> there were differing opinions, peter. should the u.s. maintain a presence in afghanistan? of coursely biden made clear he didn't want to do that. but even for folks who sup...

The world and an air force. again, something like 75,000 taliban. it is not inevitable. so the question now is, where do they go from here? that the jury is still out, but the likelihood there's going to be the taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. >> well, they own the whole country now, the taliban does. when biden made those comments on july 8th, just about a month ago, the taliban had already started gaining ground in the country. biden said for months it would be up to afghan leaders and security forces to maintain power. >> i think they have capa...

Taxiing on the runway and folks underneath the engines as it's about to land or takeoff. that's dangerous. that's unacceptable. the united states will make sure that doesn't take place. but certainly we have to ensure that we can bring folks in. there has to be engresz into the airport of those we want in there and the ability, we always retain the ability of force protection and the ability to engage as necessary. >> general james spider marks, thank you for eping us understand what we're seeing unfold before our eyes and what might happen, everything that has happened to this point has not g...

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...

As that has happened, thousands of afghans have come to the airport hoping to get on flights. scared to stay in the country because of the taliban control that they have asserted over kabul and over the country right now. and so as that has happened, one of the things that the u.s. has had to do is prioritize getting out u.s. personnel. what that means for now is there have been some flights put on pause for these after fwan interpreters for these special visa immigrants that the united states has been working to get out of the country. last night the pentagon said they're working to accelerat...