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President biden just spoke directly to the american people, defending the u.s. withdrawal. i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. that s why we re still there. o donnell: well, the swift fall of kabul led to chaotic and disturbing scenes at the airport, as afghans tried to climb onto a u.s. military plane, and this image caught our eye hundreds of afghans packed in an american c-17 fleeing the country. u.s. officials including president biden admit they were caught off guard about how quickly the taliban overran the country. intelligence officials warned it could take 30 to 90 days but kabul fell in just ten. the evacuation of the capital brought back painful memories of the fall of saigon in 1975 and the images, side by side are eerily similar. well tonight, there are grave concerns that women and girls ....
Someone once told me, that i should get used to people staring. so i did. it s okay, you can stare. when you re a two-time gold medalist, it comes with the territory. bill: take you live to the pentagon briefing 30 minutes from now. our allies in europe reacting to this stunningly swift fall of kabul. benjamin hall picks up the reporting live in london on this today. it s not just world leaders who are condemning this dramatic move that we re seeing to put out so quickly. it is the press. i want to show you the front cover of britain s number one newspaper the sun. joke biden is what they re saying here today. ....
Evacuated. ryan chilcote live for us in london. thank you. jillian: the white house is under fire for going silent amid the chaos. carley: caroline shibley continues our coverage from wash a ton. reporter: good morning, jillian and carley. reaction is pouring in from all sides in washington as members of congress seem stunned by the swift fall of kabul. as late as last week, some u.s. officials said they thought the afghan government could hold onto power for at least another month. this weekend, the taliban marched straight into the capital city, easily taking over. the biden administration is now taking criticism from both sides. this is a crisis of untold proportions. this is an intelligence failure. we underestimated the taliban and overestimated the resolve of the afghan army. it is one of the darkest, most embarrassing days we ve had in our country and it s a tremendous embarrassment for the ....
That the embassy has been evacuated. jillian: some of the images coming from the airport in kabul are stunning and devastating. brian, thank you. the white house is under fire for going silent amid this historic collapse. caroline shibley continues our team coverage from washington. reporter: good morning, jillian and carley. reaction is pouring in from all sides in washington as the situation changes on the ground in afghanistan and members of congress seem stunned by the swift fall of kabul. as late as friday u.s. officials said they thought the afghan government could hold onto power for another month. this weekend, the taliban marched into the capital city, easily taking over. the biden administration is taking criticism from both sides. this is a crisis of untold proportions. this is an intelligence failure. we underestimated the taliban and overestimated the resolve of ....