for to get to the airport. what was it like just trying to get to the airport? >> yes, it's actually hpe, he works for them. and getting to the airport it was pretty scary. so we first actually went to the wrong gate and we were waiting for hours. and so many people were just together. and then -- >> by the way, was getting to the gate itself, i mean, getting to the airport, the road, was it -- were you able to just drive there? i know there are taliban checkpoints. >> yes. so first of all, there was curfews, right? so we had to leave like 5:00 in the morning after the curfew was over. he with went to the wrong gate. and like i got out of the car to make sure to show them like i have an american passport. as i walked up there was laser on me and they shotgun-fire a little further away to like scare us off. and someone had told us that gate has not opened for three days. i was in contact with a guy named stewart. he was like from the congress. and he called me said you node