U.S. Diplomats Warned Of Potential Catastrophe In Afghanistan Last Month

Erin Burnett OutFront

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🗓️ 20 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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U.S. Diplomats warned of a potential catastrophe in Afghanistan with a need for quick evacuations of Afghans, last month. U.S. diplomats are saying that the State Department ignored their warnings that could have avoided chaos at the Kabul airport, according to CNN. The Taliban is cracking down on protests and Afghans trying to flee the country. Desperation grows for thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan. The State Department says that "all hands on deck effort" to evacuate people. "Why are they leaving us behind? I don't want to be killed," said an afghan interpreter who worked with the U.S. Special Forces, who fears for his life and the lives of his wife and three young children. The Afghan interpreter says that the Taliban is following him. "Once the Americans leave, our lives will be over," says the desperate Afghan interpreter. "Everybody is shooting at us," said the interpreter who says that he has tried in vain to get to the airport "many times." The Interpreter asks President Joe Biden to "save me and my family." Three more U.S. senators have tested positive for covid. All three senators (King, Wicker and Hickenlooper) have all been vaccinated and have mild symptoms. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:38.3	CNN learning U.S. diplomats warned in mid-July. Urgent action was needed in Afghanistan.
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