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Ali Azimi, who was in Kabul during the Taliban takeover, says he is 'very sad' for the future

The agency prioritized the evacuation of Zero units and their families even as many vulnerable U.S. employees and human rights activists were left behind.

Unfortunately my priority is now. >> reporter: hours later, she changed her mind after a friend who was evacuated convinced her. >> i grabbed my passport, and i head downstairs. >> reporter: a driver in a toyota corolla picked her up. they didn't know exactly where to go. just tell me where you are, and i will help, the american texted. she shared her location as they drove through the dark and taliban checkpoints. >> taliban members came and smacked the front of the car. you know, kind of waved at us and said, don't move. stop here. then our driver was like, i'm not going to listen to him. >>...

>> i grabbed my passport and head downstairs. >> reporter: a drive in toyota corolla picked her up but didn't know exactly where to go. tell me where you are, the american texted, she shared her location as they drove through the dark and taliban check points. >> the taliban came and smashed the front of the car, and waved, and said don't move, stop right here, and our driver said i'm not going to listen to him. >> reporter: the american official was tracking them. i see you, just follow the road until you see a gas station, then you will see my guys. >> i wasn't scared because i didn't have t...

Was not an option. >> reporter: they went the wrong way. the american texted, you missed the left turn. around midnight, they finally arrived at eagle base, a cia base just east of kabul located by "the new york times" where helicopters were ferrying people inside to the airport. she was met by afghan special forces and then americans, including the american guiding her. >> i had mentioned his name and i said is that you? he said yes that's me. and then, there was a sigh of relief at that point that i knew that we have made it. you know, there is no more checkpoints. >> reporter: on the base, ...