you can. these veterans, many of them i talk to you, quit their jobs or are on leave, doing whatever it takes, and they are not going to quit. this is ongoing, not just for americans but are afghan allies that we promised we would get out. they are not going to stop. engage these groups, have them into your office, celebrate the victory together, have a public-private partnership going forward. we have no diplomats on the ground. all you really have of these private organizations that are stepping in with their own money, time, and resources to get the job done. john: meantime, there were some six aircraft reportedly stuck on the ground and mazar-e-sharif that were not able to take off. there were some people on board that did not have the proper documentation to get out. so much for u.s. leverage over the taliban that the president
mazar-e-sharif airport, but it is difficult to get there. difficult to get there. yes, and that is very difficult to get there. yes, and that is very unofficial - difficult to get there. yes, and that is very unofficial traffic i difficult to get there. yes, and | that is very unofficial traffic for some that is very unofficial traffic for some it that is very unofficial traffic for some it is that is very unofficial traffic for some it is very limited, and where they are some it is very limited, and where they are going, very limited until what they are going, very limited until what is they are going, very limited until what is happening there, who exactly is running what is happening there, who exactly is running the airport, so we re deftly is running the airport, so we re deftly not is running the airport, so we re deftly not advising anyone to go there. deftly not advising anyone to go there, and their multiple checkpoints between kabul and mazar e sharif to
sky. the militants wasting no time, releasing video purporting to show them storming kabul airport shortly after u.s. forces left. today posting a video showing what they say is their troops flying over mazar-e-sharif in the north in an afghan military helicopter. in military fatigues, the militants seizing control of kabul airport within hours of the last american plane departing. taliban leaders walking the tarmac, claiming victory over american formss in the shadow of a c-130 plane left behind. inspecting the spoils of war. entering one hangar housing military helicopters. more than 70 american military aircraft abandoned at the airport. the pentagon saying all disabled so they can t be used. those aircraft will never fly again. they ll never be able to be operated by anyone. reporter: so much equipment has been abandoned.
once could be a huge humanitarian crisis once foreign forces leave. there questions once foreign forces leave. there questions about control of the airport questions about control of the airport and how aid might be able to come airport and how aid might be able to come in airport and how aid might be able to come in. but afghanistan was already dealing come in. but afghanistan was already dealing with huge mass hunger, billions dealing with huge mass hunger, billions of people in a drought earlier billions of people in a drought earlier in billions of people in a drought earlier in the year, now the un told me that earlier in the year, now the un told me that if earlier in the year, now the un told me that if they don t get the additional $200 million that they need in additional $200 million that they need in their world food programme, the country need in their world food programme, the country could enter a famine. and that the country could enter a famine. a
humans, they re brainwashed zombies trying to destroy humanity. you re saying that they re burning families homes now. but the taliban killed your brother, sarosh, back in 2014, burned your family s home just a few days ago. is this all because you helped u.s. forces? yes, yes. back in 2014 when i was there, i used to work as a translator. so they came close to my house and they shot my brother in the face. they thought this is the real guy. they looked for me but unfortunately my brother got out. i lost my brother because of working with american. and i still have my family down there. they as soon as they captured mazar-e-sharif they burn my house and my family flew to kabul and they hided in a house there that i rent for them and