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It s violent. the area s controlled by taliban fighters who periodically fire weapons into the air to push afghans back. more on the chaotic situation tonight from cnn s nick paton walsh. nick. don, at the end of america s longest war, the real final about that they have to pull off here involved getting so many thousands of people onto the last part of afghanistan america controls and to do that, they have to ask many americans, many afghans loyal to america, to run a horrifying gauntlet through kabul out to the airport. what should be the easiest drive in kabul is the reason the city is on edge. head up the main airport road since monday when i drove it and you run into the taliban. then, they were beating people back perhaps to clear the civilian runway crowded with desperate people then. by wednesday, it had gotten worse when they were clearly stopping people from using their escape to america. ....
Last place america controls in afghanistan, where the chaos outside the wire means the promises inside fall short. now, don, the u.s. today talked very lofty goals, about 5,000 to 9,000 people being flown out every day if they can and claim they ve got 6,000 processed inside that airport for flights in the hours and days ahead. startling turn around if that is the case. but they also, too, seem to be not particularly conscious or cognizant of those messy scenes outside the airport, leading to fears that maybe once again the reality of what s happening in afghanistan isn t matching statements from u.s. officials, don. nick, thank you very much. i appreciate the reporting. now i want to bring in counterterrorism analyst phillip mudd. i appreciate you joining us this evening. i ve got to get your take on nick s reporting. first let me ask you about breaking news. cnn is learning that more than a ....
So, the pentagon says its goal is to evacuate between 5,000 and 9,000 people a day out of kabul s airport. it s nowhere near getting that many people out, partly because afghans who risked their lives to help americans and are now desperate to flee can t get in the airport. thousands crowded outside the gates every single day, a scene that is dangerous and violent. the area is controlled by taliban fighter who is periodically fire weapons into the air to keep afghans back. reporter: at the end of america s longest war, the real final act they have to pull off here involve getting so many thousands of people onto the last part of afghanistan america controls. and to do that, they have to ask many americans, many afghans loyal to america to run a horrifying gauntlet through kabul out to the airport. ....
Over a trillion dollars spent and this is what the end looks like. walk when you can t drive. just ahead of us is the gatis into the airport, and this is the panic scene of many people still moving. and the entry to the last bit of afghanistan america controls, there is panic. there he say turn around. but who is doing crowd control outside america s evacuation spot? the taliban. vehicles they ve taken from the afghan army paid for by america now used to keep the desperate crowds back, people whose only hope is to get out, possibly with american help. crowding at gates trying to climb walls originally built to keep an insurgency out. at one time pushing en masse and being sent running. nearly every gate with a crowd fueled with the idea this is their only way out. but inside the airport, the great escape was not going ....
And this is what the end looks like, walk where you can t drive. just ahead of us is the gates into the airport and this is the panic scene of many people still moving there despite how hard it s been. the entry to the last bit of afghanistan america controls, there is panic. shielding tanks, right? yeah, let s turn around. tanks someone shouts but who is doing crowd control outside america s evacuation spot? the taliban. vehicles they have taken from the afghan army paid for by america used to keep the desperate crowds back, people whose only hope is to get out, possibly with american help. crowding at gates, trying to climb walls originally built to keep an insurgency out. at one time pushing on masks and being sent running. nearly every gate with a crowd filled with the idea this is their only way out. this afternoon, u.s. troops set the perimeter shot dead to ....