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The Fox News Rundown

Evening Edition: Some Are Left Behind As The Taliban Takes Control

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Daily News, News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that there are about one hundred Americans that remain in Afghanistan and another number of Afghan allies that are seeking an exit. It is estimated that nearly a half a million Afghans will want to cross nearby borders to be freed from Taliban rule. FOX's Gurnal Scott speaks to FOX's Trey Yingst, in Doha, Qatar, about the hardships faced by those that escaped Afghanistan and those still trying to now that U.S. forces are gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Steve Doosey and this is the Fox News rundown.

0:20.1

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021. I'm Grinnall Scott. And so it has ended. The last American soldiers

0:31.8

have flown out of Afghanistan ending the United States longest war.

0:36.5

For those who have endured the weight and the crush to get out, it has been liberating.

0:41.5

But that, however, is not the story for everyone

0:44.6

and so while the war for the united states is over

0:49.0

the conflict for afghan civilians is just beginning.

0:53.4

They will have to deal with life under Taliban rule, and that will be extremely difficult

0:58.0

for many, especially those who have been exposed to a much more moderate lifestyle.

1:02.8

This is the Fox News rundown, evening edition.

1:06.1

The Taliban is in firm control of what is now known as the Islamic

1:14.4

Emirate of Afghanistan. On this day the American military presence is no

1:19.8

more with President Biden making that pronouncement official earlier today from the White House.

1:25.8

The extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely, and selfless courage of the United States military and our diplomats and

1:36.2

intelligence professionals.

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