The collapse of Afghanistan’s government dominated the political shows on Sunday morning, one week after the Taliban entered the capital of Kabul.
Multiple guests discussed President Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan as well as the chaotic evacuation of U.S. citizens and allies from the Kabul airport.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was also questioned on the surge in coronavirus cases and reports that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could gain full approval from the Food and Drug Administration this week.
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| ‘Nobody predicted’ Afghan government ‘would fall in 11 days,’ Defense secretary says |
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| Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an interview on Sunday that “nobody predicted” the Afghan government would “fall in 11 days.”
“It was very difficult to predict with accuracy. This all occurred in a span of about 11 days. Nobody predicted that, you know, the government would fall in 11 days,” Austin told host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week” one week after the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan, unleashing chaos in the region. |
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| Kinzinger: Execution of Afghanistan withdrawal ‘extremely disastrous’ |
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| “I certainly think [President Biden is] trying, I’m not gonna say that, you know, President Biden at this moment wants to do anything but that. I think the execution has been extremely disastrous,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) told host Brianna Keilar on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked if the president is “making good on his promise” to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from the region. |
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