scores of taliban fighters and just behind us, the u.s. embassy xounl. some carry american weapons. they tell us, they re here to maintain law and order. translator: everything is under control, everything will be fine, he says. nobody should worry. reporter: what is your message to america in. translator: america spent enough time in afghanistan. they need to leave, he tells us. they already lost lots of lives and lots of money. reporter: people come up to them to pose for photographs. they re just channelling, death to america. but they seem friendly at the same time. it is utterly bizarre. yeah. so joining me now, cnn military analyst retired general mark ertling and robin wright, also a columnist for the new yorker. i m so glad to have you both on