veteran. he s a former mma fighter and small business owner who s been in congress since 2012. i know mark wayne and i ve been asking some of my friends and connections about him because i m concerned for his safety. reporter: in a statement mullen s spokesperson says, quote, congressman mullen has been and is currently and completely safe. according to the washington post this is mullen s second attempt to enter afghanistan. last week he traveled to greece but the pentagon denied his request for access to kabul. we will get those americans that are remaining in afghanistan who want to get out, there s process and plan to do just that. don t need a member of congress to go in. that s not his job or his responsibilities. reporter: and it remains unclear at this hour if the congressman was actually able to get anyone out of afghanistan. i have reach out to his office but have yet to hear back on anymore details about that. we heard to the pentagon