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The Fox News Rundown

"A Preventable Disaster": Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Puts U.S. & Allies In Danger

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Daily News, News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Taliban has seized control of Afghanistan, with the Islamic militant group defeating the U.S.-trained and funded Afghan army at an astonishing pace. Last month, President Biden held a press conference where he insisted that despite the U.S. pulling troop presence from Afghanistan, a Taliban takeover of the country "is not inevitable." In just over a month since that press conference, the Taliban captured multiple cities and finally Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, cementing their control in the region. Former CIA Analyst, U.S. Army Major who served in Afghanistan and Co-Founder of No One Left Behind, Matt Zeller, joins to discuss the severe threat the Taliban poses the citizens of Afghanistan now that militants have taken control. He also talks about America's need to focus on quickly airlifting all U.S. personnel and allies out of harm's way, reports describing the violence beginning under Taliban rule, and how he plans to hold President Biden accountable for the lack of foresight that led to an international disaster. The number of migrants crossing the southern border continues to grow every day and the crisis isn't going away anytime soon. In July, Border Patrol reported over 200, 000 migrant apprehensions at the U.S./Mexico border, making it the highest in over two decades. Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met privately with Border Patrol agents in Texas and said in leaked audio that the border crisis is "unsustainable" and "if our borders are the first line of defense, we're going to lose." Meanwhile former ​Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott is warning that President Biden's mishandling of the surge of illegal immigrants at the southern border has caused a national security threat because of the increase of suspected terrorists crossing into the U.S. Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and former Chief Patrol Agent Roy Villareal weigh in. Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Liz Peek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.4

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0:19.2

Wednesday, August 18, 2021. I'm Dave Anthony. The U.S. military keeps helping evacuate Americans and some Afghans.

0:32.8

But what about those who helped us in the war

0:35.3

the Taliban won't let get to the Capitol?

0:37.9

We're gonna get only the people probably out of Kabul

0:40.3

and that's gonna haunt me for the rest of my life

0:42.3

because there's another 50,000 people outside of Kabul that we're going to leave behind.

0:46.5

And for me, that's the equivalent of leaving behind someone who is Jewish and Nazi Germany.

0:51.0

I'm Jessica Rosenthal, The head of Homeland Security

0:54.6

admits what's happening at the border isn't sustainable as an outgoing

0:58.4

Border Patrol chief warns of an increase in terrorist suspects coming in through Mexico.

1:03.6

I think that's something that the American people need to understand that this isn't just

1:06.7

immigration. This is about drugs. This is about cartel activity. And this is about national security.

1:12.2

I'm Liz Peek.

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I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.

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