the taliban as the government of afghanistan anytime soon? >> i don't know if we will any ever recognize them as the government. >> today the taliban roamed the upward freely, examining quit meant that had been left behind. u.s. officials say it was disabled. >> we have disabled our military systems. we have also demilitarized equipment that we did not bring out of the airport. those aircraft will never fly again. >> we are also keeping an eye on other developments tonight. in louisiana, more than 1 million people are still without power, after hurricane ida battered the coast. many areas have no gas or no clean water supply and the whole region is sweltering in heat in many places, including in grand isle.