afghan forces on the ground. as you heard the president speak just a couple of days ago, what s needed is for political and military leadership in afghanistan. no outcome has to be inevitable. they re flying more air strikes than we are on a daily basis. but you can t, money can t buy will. will has to be there. the ability to exert leadership on the field, that has to be there. 3,000 u.s. troops are arriving this weekend in the capital of kabul and they are there to help the u.s. embassy as it begins to draw down personnel. meanwhile, the cnn team on the ground in afghanistan gets a chilling look at a former u.s. base there. now the home of taliban fighters. this exclusive report from cnn s chief international correspondent clarissa ward. reporter: this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed out skeletons of
reporter: this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops at andar and ganzny province. it s ghost-like. the taliban granted permission to the flim maker. we re arriving at a base and i can see a large number of vehicles over there. according it the taliban, afghan forces surrendered three weeks
here s her exclusive report. reporter: this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed-out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops in gazny province. the last americans left a couple of years ago, but their memory still lurks, ghost-like. it s just so strange to see this, you know? the taliban granted access to cnn along with award-winning afghan filmmaker nagi bullakareshi, keen to show off the spoils of war. we re just arriving at another u.s. base. already i can see a large number of military vehicles over there. according to the taliban, afghan forces here surrendered three
afghanistan. the hollowed-out skeletons of military bases now under control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops in dghazni province. the last americans left a couple years ago, but their memory still lurks ghost-like. it s so strange toll see this. you know. the taliban granted access to cnn along with akward-winning film maker keen to show off the spoils of war. so we re just arriving at another u.s. base. already i can see a large number of military vehicles over there. according to taliban, afghan forces here surrendered three weeks ago when their food ran out, leaving weapons and ammunition and more. when the americans were here, were you and your men attacking this base a lot in. yes.
under the control of the taliban. and they took us to see some bases that once belonged to the u.s. and are now very much under their control along with whatever they found there, humvees, weaponry, ammunition. we also while we were there though, pamela, got to really have a glimpse into what life is like under the taliban as that appears to be what afghanistan s future now looks like. this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed-out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops in ghazni province. the last americans left a couple of years ago, but their memories still lurk ghostlike. it s just so strange to see this, you know? the taliban granted access to