likely. that would be pakistan or uzbekistan. we heard about the planes on the ground about an hour's drive, less than in good conditions to get to the border in uzbekistan. potentially that could have been the route taken but we don't know. we know speaking to local reporters that some of the people that wanted to fly out that the taliban wouldn't allow the planes to leave was because they didn't have the proper documentation. some of them didn't have passports or the right paperwork for the countries they were going to. the reporters we spoke to said people were sitting in local cafes or hotels. the taliban have been allowing domestic flights from the airport to kabul. what the state department is saying -- i'll read you the statement. the words are important for anyone in afghanistan right now. american or otherwise wanting to net out of the country. this is what the state department says. they say we understand the