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Kabul airport? reporter: well, wolf, we spent the day here on the flight line effectively for the kabul airport and watching as these afghan refugees and indeed fof foreigners are being processed. they had a terrible log jam. the numbers are down to about 10,000. but the gates, the access points to this entire facility, have been closed now for more than 48 hours. the only entry point is through a british camp, which is off the facility and moving people from there on to the main airport and then processing them is going to be extremely fraught. of course, now that there has been this new edict coming from the united states that people with the special immigration visas, the people who help the united states and its allies over the last 20 years will not be given access to the airport for the foreseeable future. that is going to be a crushing blow to the large numbers of people already pushing up ....
There is desperation and anguish. marines confirm the baby handed to them over a wall is now safe at the airport, reunited with family inside the base, u.s. troops play with the many children arriving, trying to keep them calm as afghans are processed for departure and move to the flight line. that s where we met gina aboui, an african american from virginia she moved back to afghanistan to teach six years ago when it was much safer. it was dream come true for me. i found a little house by the mountains and it was really cool and it s the saddest day of my life right now. i just cannot imagine leaving. but unfortunately, it s time to go. reporter: you left obviously the house. everything, everything everything a small little suitcase with my laptop and that s it. reporter: she says she doesn t want to leave. neither do the 25 members of her extended family going with her just looking up at the afghan flag. ....
Through the streets. dressed in all white, the color of the taliban flag and a symbol they are ready for martyrdom. outside, the last remaining u.s. base at kabul airport, chaos continues. u.s.this is what crowds have to face to get inside. [noise] shooting, violence, taliban whips. american troops worried that if they open the gates, people will flood in. there is desperation and anger. marines confirmed the baby handed to them over a wall is now safe at the airport reunited with family. inside the base, u.s. troops play with the many children arriving, trying to keep them calm. as afghans are processed for departure and move to the flight line. that s where we met this woman, an afghan american from virginia. she moved back to afghanistan six years to teach, years ago, when it was much safer. ....
Flood in. there s desperation and anguish. marines confirm the baby handed to them over a wall is now safe at the airport, reunited with family. inside the base, u.s. troops play with the many children arriving trying to keep them calm. as afghans are processed for departure and move to the flight line. that s where we met gina abawi, an afghan-american from virginia, she moved back to afghanistan to teach six years ago, when it was much safer. it was a dream come true for me. a house by the mountains. it was really good. and the status there, my life, i just can t imagine leaving but unfortunately, it s time to go. you left obviously the house. everything. everything. a small little suitcase and my laptop and that s it. she says she doesn t want to leave. neither do the 25 members of her extended family going with her. ....
Flight line. that s where we met this woman who moved back to afghanistan to teach six years ago. it was a dream come true for me. i had a house by the mountains. i couldn t imagine leaving. but it s time to go. reporter: you left the house? everything. everything. a small little suitcase with my laptop and that s it. reporter: she s bringing 25 members of her extended family. she didn t want to leave. we were just looking up at the afghan flag. i don t know how much longer it s going to be there. this is really sad. i don t know if i m going to be back. i m hoping. i don t know if i m every going to be back. reporter: eventually a c-17 arrives and taxis into position for boarding. for gina, it sinks in. these are moments that change the trajectories of families for generations. michael crowley, you and i ....