said a taliban fighter was putting a gun to your ear, you thought you were dead. >> sorry, just hurts so much. >> for alex, agony waiting for word of her condition. >> it was more stressful than being in combat in the marine corps. >> with a final push, she got to the airport and to safety. the evacuation mission over, but another mission just beginning. >> maybe there's a reason for it, a reason for representing women's voice. >> you see yourself as their representative now who made it out to be able to share their stories. >> hopefully i can do it. it is a big responsibility but hopefully i can do it. >> a lot of people think she will be able to do it. we should note, her family also made it out minutes before the attack on the kabul airport that killed dozens of civilians and 13 u.s. service members. while she was the first person rescued by alex who you saw and