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Amid the US withdrawal from Afghanistan which will have many geopolitical and strategic consequences, a group of 68 Congress lawmakers asked President Joe Biden
People out of afghanistan, even once direct flights have ended. earlier i spoke to colonel richard kemp, a former commander of british forces in afghanistan who also worked with the uk joint intelligence committee, and he gave me his assessment on how the evacuation operation has gone in kabul. i think it was a tremendous effort by all of the international forces and diplomats and others involved and i would like to pay tribute particularly to british forces who put their own lives at huge risk in order to save others and also our diplomatic team on the ground in kabul. this situation did not ...
It's going to be a busy day. thank you very much. now, the u.s. is racing to get american citizens and allies out of the country by that tuesday, august 31st deadline even as officials warn another terror attack is likely. >> nick paton walsh is live for us from doha right now. nick tell us what we need to know about the evacuations, and is there a strong sense of the likelihood of this terror threat? >> reporter: yeah, obviously, the terror threat is clearly deeply troubling u.s. officials at the moment. and it appears some of the crowd, certainly as you saw from satellite numbers yes have ...
Military leaders, domestically as well as on the ground in afghanistan. that's critical for him to be able to lead and communicate to the general public. i agree with matt's points, this work is hard. this evacuation operation is difficult. and biden and the white house are doing what needs to be done right now. i do think their backs are up against the wall as we approach the august 31st deadline to leave the country. so that is going to be another negotiation that the white house is going to have to make, as they decide to evacuate and remove all troops by the deadline, or continue to try to...
Going to take 5000 refugees direct from the region over the first year, possibly rising to 20,000 people over the course of maybe four or five years. we are told we might have more detail this week on how that will work. but will the taliban allow that? will there be cooperation to allow those eligible out of the country? will they have to go to a border crossing point? there aren't facilities for that at the moment so will the uk and international authorities look at setting some process up at the border? huge questions for those who are still in the country and desperate to get out. i'm join...