allies out of afghanistan. conventional correspondent chad pergram reporting tonight from capitol hill. good evening, chan. >> shannon, it is a fraud situations, congressional phones ringing off the hook with pleas from constituents about friends and relatives trapped in afghanistan. at least two house members took matters into their own hands. democrat seth moulton and republican pete meyer headed to afghanistan. >> both seth and myself have been actively engaged on what is called a special immigrant visa issue. both seth and i trying to draw attention to this issue and make sure we are doing everything we can, trying to look for ways in which we can better inform ourselves, our constituents, and our colleagues, in terms of how we can work productively to get individuals out. settled on the conclusion that we had to know what was going on on the ground in kabul. >> lawmakers usually only travel internationally unofficial business with clearance from congressional leaders. they fly on military aircraft and with the blessing of key committee chairs. >> this is at the time, in fact,