ABC Rediscovers Afghanistan Crisis, Ignores Americans Still Trapped

After revealing that Americans and legal citizens were still in Afghanistan three months after the departure of President Biden, Tuesday’s State Department and White House came under fire. They failed to mention the Americans on Wednesday even though ABC was the only channel to report the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

ABC The Tuesday disclosurer was initially ignored. NewsBusters also reported that World News TonightAlong with CBS Evening News NBC Nightly NewsA total of 4 minutes, 6 seconds was spent on holiday shipping and deadlines.

“The White House today was again forced to defend itself against discrepancies in the number of Americans left stranded in Afghanistan, after the State Department released figures showing the number was far higher than President Biden claimed in August,” Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall reported for Special ReportTomorrow is Tuesday.

ABC chose not to report on the humanitarian crisis Biden created, despite the fact that about 12 Americans are still in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Biden was not mentioned at all in these reports.

“You have sanctions, frozen aid, the pandemic, and despite the snow, there’s also a drought in the country. All that means is that hunger and starvation aren’t just at the door, they’re endemic throughout the country,” reported ABC senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell reported on Wednesdays Good Morning America.

In visiting a children’s hospital in Kabul, Pannell introduced viewers to two-year-old Mohamed Chakri, “he weighs just 11 pounds, less than half the average two-year-old boy in America. His mum can’t get the tests he needs or the medicine that might keep him alive. They have no money.”

During World News Tonight later that evening, Pannell was back to discuss how “Taliban militants are facing two new battles” starvation and attacks from ISIS-K:

Last time we visited Kabul’s airport, it was under the control of the U.S. military. Today, however, these are the fighters. Armed with U.S. made M4 rifles, the Taliban. Unfortunately, the Americans and NATO had to leave Afghanistan and are now fighting an insurgency against ISIS.

In August, ISIS launched a devastating attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan and civilians. It left 13 U.S. soldiers and women dead. They have been fighting the Taliban since then. American military is concerned that Al Qaeda or ISIS could again use Afghanistan for terror attacks on America.

“$280 million in emergency aid has been okayed by the United States and others, but it is likely not enough,” he lamented to anchor David Muir. “It won’t reach hungry mouths until the end of the year and the situation right now in Afghanistan seems as bad as I can remember it in 20 years of reporting here.”

It is worth reporting on the humanitarian crisis. ABC and all other broadcast channels must also monitor how many Americans are still left behind by President Obama.

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ABC’s World News Tonight
December 15, 2021
Eastern at 6:42:20

DAVID MURIR: Our team has returned from Afghanistan tonight. What they have seen is absolutely horrifying. We are witnessing a humanitarian crisis. Children at risk of starvation Two-year old child weighing only 11 pounds. ISIS now has its sights set on them, with Taliban in power. Tonight’s Ian Pannell, Afghanistan.

[Cuts to video]

IAN Pannell: This evening, Taliban militants will face two new battles just four months after they seized control in Afghanistan.

Last time we visited Kabul’s airport, it was under the control of the U.S. military. Today, however, these are the fighters. Armed with U.S. made M4 rifles, the Taliban. However, the Americans and NATO were forced to withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving them to fight an insurgency to defeat ISIS.

In August, ISIS launched a devastating attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan and civilians. It left 13 U.S. soldiers and women dead. They have been fighting the Taliban since then. American military is concerned that Al Qaeda or ISIS could again use Afghanistan for terror attacks on America.

Taliban commanders, like Mawlawi Salim Said Saad, try to minimize the danger.

“They aren’t that strong,” he says. However, many of his fighters have been fighting ISIS in the East.

The bigger fight tonight is not ISIS but hunger.

This country has been brought to the brink by drought and sanctions. This children’s hospital is now overflowing at the moment with malnourished kids. Mohammed, a 2-year-old boy, weighs only 11 pounds. This is less than half of the average American 2-year old boy.

It’s all you see. You will feel helpless, hopeless.

Mohammed’s mom says she has a prescription to help ease size suffering, but no money to get it.

According to the U.N., a quarter of a million children could die from starvation in winter 2012. Although these images are difficult to see, the future of these children depends on our attention.

[Cuts to video]

David, although $280million in emergency aid was approved by the United States of America and other countries, it will likely not be sufficient. The aid won’t get to hungry people until the end, and it is unlikely that the current situation in Afghanistan will improve in the coming year. This comes after 20 years of covering this issue here. David?

MUIR: It’s just awful to look at the faces of these children. We are grateful to Ian Pannell, who is back tonight with the team.