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Post announcing that they got some of their employees and their families out of the country. caveats that good news is that the post employees and their families who got out made up just 13 of the more than 200 people, at least three publishing groups are trying to evacuate. the wall street journal tells us tonight that while some of their journalists have been able to leave, the situation on the ground remains quote extremely perilous. the journal continues to requests immediate assistance and facilitating safe transport for the rest of their staff into the airport, where access continues to ...

Afghanistan. can you give an update on what you've tried to do and with the situation is now? >> so, so he's in washington he's an american citizen he came here was after he saved my lives, i want to repeat that he saved my life, help me escape from taliban captivity. his wife and most of his children remain in kabul. for three months we've been trying to get the american government to grant his request that his children come with him and live in the united states, that is his right as an american citizen. and nearly, you know, for months have passed and these visas won't approve, there's a st...

That mullah omar in a man name mullah mohammed omar mullah baradar, writer extremist fundamentalist religious school in kandahar in from that as their base, they together founded the taliban in the nineties. the taliban took over kandahar first, and then eventually they did take over the whole country. 25 years later, the taliban once again is taking over the government of afghanistan. this time their leader from before mullah omar is dead, so it's mullah baradar instead who's running the afghan government. for the taliban this time around. at least, we think so. it is mullah baradar returned ...

Group of women, stood up in a demonstration for women's rights. this is today, in kabul. they are saying work, education in particular political participation is every woman's right. this is near the presidential palace in kabul today. the new york times today also captured this photo, of zahara nabi, a female journalist working for the afghan media company that's led by women. it's an outlet called baano tv forgive me if i'm pronouncing it wrong be aa and oh tv. you see the headline, their company in that photo of her work. a woman is loud to interview taliban fighters. in this case, industry...

In afghanistan. they were held hostage together for over seven months before they made an escape that is almost two daring and too unlikely to be believed. they got out, david rohde survived in part because if afghan colleagues saved his lives and got him out. anybody can help us understand the situation these journalists and staffs and their families find themselves in tonight it is david rohde who has been engaged in his own effort to try to get his former colleagues and their families out and into safety. joining us now is david arrowed pulitzer prize-winning journalist, david, it's nice to...