they struck what they thought was an isis k target but it was actually an aide worker and his family. this strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and evacuees at the air airport, but it was a mistake. i am sincerely responsible. while the team constructed the strike they did so in the honest belief that they were preventing an imminent attack. we understand that to be incorrect. cnn correspondent anna koran is live with us. anna, listen, you and your team we know have investigated this strike prior to the u.s. admitting that it was a mistake. what have you learned about what happened here? reporter: yeah, christi, boris, we know that the u.s. military was on heightened alert. obviously after that airport attack where a suicide bombing
right now we fight back. we ask for our rights. reporter: only time will tell what the future looks like, but the well being of afghan women will be the surest shign whethe the taliban have changed their ways. the stakes could not be higher. thanks to anna for that report. coming up, as the gulf coast braces for hurricane ida, we ll speak with the storm chaser as he prepares to ride out the storm. men put their skin through a lot. day-in, day-out. that s why dove men body wash is new and improved with skin-strengthening nutrients and moisturizers. .that help rebuild your skin with every shower. before treating your chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more, you re not the only one with questions about botox®.
when it comes to the taliban s lightning fast return to power in afghanistan. i mean, they re facing uncertain futures and possibilities that the gains they ve made over the last 20 years, that all of it will be erased. yeah. and the remarkable thing? some activists have chosen to risk everything and stay in the country to continue their work. cnn s anna koran talks about their stake. reporter: i m in my house waiting for help and support from the protection. due to the dangerous situation, my family has stopped me coming on the media. i think we will be left here in the hell under the dark shadow of the tyranny. testimonies from women inside afghanistan. all across the country, they are dreading the taliban s return to power. wondering what it will mean for
precarious situation. we know that the security situation has been rapidly deteriorating. the taliban taking dozens of districts in just the past few weeks now claiming more than 50% of the territory. they are encircling several key provincial cities and blocking or at least attempting to block key roads. it s unraveling very fast. obviously huge strides are being made in the last 20 years, there is no denying that, particularly when it comes to the rights of women and girls but you think of the blood and treasure that has been poured into this country. you know, america has spent the past 20 years building up the government, building up the army and now that is all under threat. if this current situation continues to worsen. the question, boris, is what has the last 20 years all been for? anna koran.
welcome them home. anna koran, cnn, kabul. and nic robertson joins us live from london. a bleak picture painted there bianna koran. it sounds as though the withdrawal from bagram didn t go entirely smoothly in terms of the coordination with the local government. what more do we know about that? i m curious if you think that signals more troubles ahead in terms of the security handover. reporter: for operational reasons the u.s. military kept a very care ifful lid on when the were transferring out of bagram. that was a target. for the united states military, it was important to keep operational security. therefore, details of precisely when they were leaving and any handover so that they didn t hand a propaganda opportunity to