civilian and military traffic there is it's near neighborhoods and hillsides and that makes perfect launch points for attacks, and the taliban claiming they were attacking mattis even though he was long gone and he's continuing with the situation there. this event today shows the taliban, they may be trying for a show of force on their own, and they may not be successful, but they can still move plenty of firepower in and around the capital. chris? >> they definitely have high ground positioning around that airport. i remember it very well. second only to baghdad. barbara, you remember how you have to do the helix to get down there because they were worried about firing from the ground, and now that problem continues.