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Presumably focus on. but the strategic aim of the kremlin has not changed, according to the u.s. officials that i speak to. they just don't have the ability to seize kyiv. it's basically an admission that they have failed at one of their primary objectives, their initial objectives, to seize kyiv, to overthrow the government, to create some kind of run state. they're doing the only thing they can do, which is focus on the east and the south. but in this war of attrition, and there's a lot of people who are worried this will take months, perhaps even years, the problem with that war of attritio...

Kabul and say they are in talks with the government there for a peaceful surrender. house members just wrapped up an unclassified briefing from the secretary of defense lloyd austin, secretary of state anthony blinken, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general milley who told them that the situation in afghanistan is fluid and that they are prioritizing the safety of several groups. joining me now evelyn farkas former secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia. greg whitlock for the "washington post". the forthcoming book, the afghanistan papers, a secret history of the war. and ...

Evelyn, craig and michael, thank you all very much. coming up at the top of the hour, we continue to bring the latest breaking b news out of kabul, afghanistan. keep it right here. hanistan keep it right here i may not be able to tell time, but i know what time it is. [whispering] it's grilled cheese o'clock. ♪ born to be wild ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ born to be wild ♪ see disney's jungle cruise. applebee's and a movie, now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. don't settle for products that give you a sort of white smile. try new crest whitening emulsions for 100% whiter teeth. its highly active...

Jonathan, and it echoes something i think others have commented on looking at the macro situation saying the afghan government and the afghan people, it's hard for them to have political will when they turn around and they see that the united states and the international community, but largely led by the united states, suddenly lacks political will. and that certainly was the case under the trump administration. we know that donald trump campaigned, you know, to remove the united states military from afghanistan. he actually would have done it kind of overnight, you know, precipitously without...

Air defenses on route home. the israeli pilot made it back to israel. the first time in decades an israeli jet was shot down. >> shepard: coming up, what our next guest calls the complicated politics that president trump now faces. how this weekend's suspected chemical weapons attack -- and i say suspected because we can't verify it, but this suspected attack could throw a wrench in the president's plan to bring u.s. troops home. michael o'hanlan from the brookings institute is with us. cold... warmer... warmer... ah boiling. jackpot. and if you've got cut-rate car insurance, you could be pick...