that s a c-17 globemaster and those are the flights that have about coming in and out of the air base bringing passengers. one just landed. what happens is passengers disembark, they are wrought by bus, and the first person they meet is a uso ema am. they are giving a welcome to the air base and they proceed through medical checks as well as security checks. then they are brought to a holding area where their i.d.s are checked then then they get to temporary living quarters here on the base. this is an all hands on deck efforts between the u.s. air force, army as well as more than 1,500 civilian volunteers, including the red cross. but safety and security is the priority here. that includes rigorous i.d. checks, fingerprints and iris scans to screen for anyone flagged by federal databases says brigadier general joshua olson. first and foremost is the security. we focus heavily on the security and then from making sure we
disembark. they re brought here by bus, and the first person they meet is a uso imam. they are given a welcome to germany, to the ramstein air base, and then they proceed through medical checks, as well as security checks. then, they are brought to a holding area, where their i.d.s are checked. then finally, they will be able to get to their temporary living quarters here on the base. reporter: this is an all-hands-on-deck effort between the u.s. air force, army, as well as more than 1,500 civilian volunteers, including the red cross. but safety and security is the priority here. that includes rigorous i.d. checks, fingerprints, and iris scans to screen for anyone flagged by federal databases, says brigadier general joshua olson, 86th airlift wing and installation commander. first and foremost is the security. so we focus heavily on the security. and then, making sure we take care of all of their their health needs. um, covid checking and so making sure they don t have any sympto
proving their employment history. everyone showed up with their i.d. cards, pictures on their phone, other i.d.s, recommendation letters, employment contracts. and they re hoping all of this paperwork will be enough to get them a visa immediately, so they can get out of this country. others came here because they are terrified of the taliban and didn t know where else to go. she doesn t have any connection to the u.s. she s just here out of desperation. she s saying, please, do something. take my son. they were right to be worried. by late afternoon, the taliban made a brief incursion into kabul, probing. they met no resistance. kabul would be a walkover. hour later, seeing the writing on the wall, and likely saving his life, the president left the country. it was game over. kabul is falling now. we left our office, our long-time home in afghanistan
pandemic they have to go over, and staff issues of who is going to check the i.d.s and verify it at the door, and one they readily accept to keep the lights on. that is what the mayor said thursday when she put the order in place, and she does not want to cause the harm to shutdown again, and as the cases rise and this is the way to control the numbers when you have tourists coming in from other areas. we spoke to the general manager of brennans which is iconic restaurant open for 75 years, and this is what he had to say about the mandate. reporter: so far this morning you had a couple of people, and manning the door to fend off what might be early bugs in the process. uh-huh. reporter: what have you encountered in terms of the people coming up? right now, everybody is pleasant, and they understand. reporter: the reservations remain in tact, and only 10% fell off, and what is that telling you in terms of what you hope to see? people are understanding.
by early afternoon the taliban s advance got even stronger. they broke in to kabul s main jail, freed thousands of prisoners, and instantly added them to their ranks afghans saw what was coming the american evacuation does not apply to the vast majority of afghan citizens i went to an office in a shopping mall packed with afghans struggling to fill out the state department s webpage for visa requests most people here worked for the u.s. military in minor roles like cooks, cleaners, and guards afghans swarmed around me thinking that as an american perhaps i could help they showed me documents, proving their employment history. everyone showed up with their i.d. cards, pictures of their phone, other i.d.s, recommendation letters, employment contracts, and they re hoping that all of this paperwork will be enough to get them a visa immediately so they can get out of this country others came here because they re terrified of the taliban and didn t know where else to go.