Afghanistan, Pam Couso And Secretary Of State Antony Blinken discussed on The Investment Hour
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I'm Pam Couso. The U. S embassy in Kabul is telling Americans in Afghanistan to stay where they are. Many, including embassy staff have been heading to the airport, but gunfire is being reported there. As the Taliban advances. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on ABC s this week defending the administration's decision to pull all U. S forces out of Afghanistan. We went to Afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission in mind, and that was the deal with the people who attacked us on 9 11, and that mission has been successful. Afghanistan's president has left the country and that prompted a tweet from Senate Republican Tom Cotton, who said Ashraf Ghani has fled and Joe Biden is hiding pathetic. A White House official tells Fox News that President Biden has spoken to members of his national security team from Camp David and will continue to receive updates. House Republican Liz Cheney tells ABC is this week The president bears responsibility for what's happening. We've now created a situation where, as we get to the 20th anniversary of 9 11 We are surrendering Afghanistan to the terrorist organization that housed Al Qaeda. A Taliban official says they'll soon declare the Islamic emirate of Afghanistan from the presidential palace in Kabul. Turning to the fight against Covid 19. Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, tells Fox News Sunday. We're in a world of hurt, but here we are with Delta variant, which is so contagious and this heartbreaking situation where 90 million people are still unvaccinated who are sitting ducks for this virus. In Haiti. More than 700 people have been confirmed dead following yesterday's earthquake. Many more are missing. America's listening to Fox News. Jason in the house that Jason Chaffetz podcast. There is always someone doing something stupid