that the government should issue a statement of surrender. but ghani fled and the official insists there was no single scapegoat here, because the process was never fully controlled by afghans in the first place. now, with plenty of recriminations here. certainly, there's no doubt that the afghan forces did crumble. there's no doubt that the sources were not particularly effective. and reimains what they could do. and that america was leaving obviously would undermine their morale. what is still extraordinary for me, the symbolism of somebody linked to al qaeda telling the afghan government it's time to surrender. remarkable after all these years. >> shocking and doesn't bode well for the future. nick paton walsh thank you very much. the ministry of health is