NBC News Correspondent Courtney Kube reports on the latest attempts from U.S. officials to evacuate Afghanistan prior to the August 31 withdrawal deadline. » Subscribe […]
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David Ignatius: ‘This Has Been A Crushing Week,’ For Biden Administration
As the president this week said chaos in Afghanistan during withdrawal would be inevitable, the Morning Joe panel discusses fallout from how the Biden WH […]
Continue readingRep. Garamendi Talks Biden Response To Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan
Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. John Garamendi, joined Aaron Gilchrist to discuss what he hopes to hear from White House officials about […]
Continue readingPentagon: U.S. Has Evacuated 7,000 Afghans Since August 14
Pentagon officials report 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14. Military leaders maintain the airport in Kabul is secure and evacuating people […]
Continue reading‘Every Second Is A Life Or Death’: Marine Encourages Expediting Afghan Evacuations
Maj. Thomas Schueman, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the daunting bureaucracy of getting a visa out of Afghanistan meant […]
Continue readingBiden Hits Back Against Criticism Of Afghanistan Withdrawal
In a new interview, Pres. Biden pushed back against the criticism he has received from both sides of the aisle for how the U.S. withdrawal […]
Continue readingMarine Captain Who Served In Afghanistan: ‘Incredibly Tragic’ The Government Lied For 20 Years
Timothy Kudo, a former Marine captain who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, tells Lawrence O'Donnell that "we need to break out of that mindset that […]
Continue readingMike Pence’s Hypocrisy On Trump’s Taliban Deal Is The Absolute Worst
Mike Pence writing that President Biden showed ‘weakness’ on his Afghanistan withdrawal plan is critiqued by Joy Reid in this edition of ‘The Absolute Worst.’ […]
Continue readingHow One Woman’s ‘Taliban Nightmare Came True’
Graduate student Nasrin Nawa was able to flee Kabul days before it fell to the Taliban. But her parents and sister remain trapped. » Subscribe […]
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