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Telegram channel. the americans also talking about trying to improve procedures but emphasise the point of being a kabul airport is to get people out of the air fields say the mission continues. i'm also seeing the bbc correspondent has tweeted within the last couple of minutes and big blast in kabul with her at the moment we have no further details on that. he has her that in kabul. an awful lot to take it. let's bring in our security correspondent. we haven't heard from the islamic states, that's now changed. the islamic states, that's now chanced. ~ ., ., ., the islamic states, that's now c...

And don't have green cards even more so being beaten, tear gassed. it is a very difficult and tragic situation on the ground right now and it is still the only way to get them out. they have to go to the airport and get on the airplanes. it is a very tough situation. >> harris: i don't know if you heard congressman banks who served in afghanistan for a period ever time and has gone back as a lawmaker. part of the issue would be opening another airfield and i asked him directly do we put troops on the ground to go back and try to reopen bagram? are people squatting at our base basically or are ...

Airfields. they don't have air traffic controllers. there are a lot of nations that won't put their aircraft into any of the air fields. so it's going to be problematic. after the evacuation is complete, it's going to be over land with people who are willing to be mulemules. that's going to be small groups. >> congressman, there is a lot of criticism today for two members of congress, a democrat and a republican, who made an unauthorized visit to afghanistan, both iraq war veterans. they said they wanted to see firsthand. it's never a simple and binary choice when we're talking about afghanist...

Back to the airport. on top of all of this, the former ambassador to afghanistan is arriving in kabul to also help in talks with the taliban and ensure that safe passage of americans and afghans to the ear port. again, really chaotic right now. the taliban seems to have pretty much free rein outside of that airport and air fields. lawmakers have stark questions this morning for u.s. officials from state, defense, and the national security council. the u.s. mission is just to secure the airport. that seems to be the taliban expectation as well. >> has the u.s. given any actual number of afghans...

Need to get out can get out and i can't understand and been vocal about it. how did they give back the air fields? strategic places in the region so we can have the fire power we need if anything kicks off on that side of the world but also 10,000 people or whatever the number to get out? easy to get them out if we had air bases still in our control. >> dana: you speak a lot of wisdom and a lot of experience. have you ever had a chance to hear this guy speak a great guy. stay in touch. >> take care. appreciate your time. >> dana: desperation growing in afghanistan as we get reports of executio...