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.
