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Numbers of the evacuees to the through the gate, on the tarmac. that is now at 5 or 6,000 in the last 24 hours. it when there is rocket fire on the airport or suicide bombers, heading to the airport it is more difficult to keep the gates open. the main that will right -- challenge is how to get the evacuees through particularly american citizens, we heard of instances where and green card holders are stopped not only by taliban but cannot make that final 20 yards to get through the gate. that is because there is such a great concern, you would understand that after suicide bombing this week th...

Long. i don't want them smashed, if they smashed i have to fix it. >> laura: what's happening here? >> this parking lot is being used by a shuttle service -- historically, they used to keep these gates open, but the parking lot was getting used as a toilet and an injection site, so they -- >> laura: what? >> they started closing the gate not just overnight, but during the day when they are not coming in and out, as you can see there is a significant -- >> laura: oh, yeah, i see a lot of needles and stuff on the ground. >> laura: joining me now, raymond arroyo, who has been in san francisco and...

Yeah. that -- that's been the case now for about/at least 48 hours i'd say. the gates are closed. and also, clearing the backlog. there was about nearly 20,000 mostly afghan evacuees but not just afghans. obviously, foreigners, too. to move through. they are now being moved through pretty efficiently with -- you can hear in the background -- another aircraft taking off. they have been taking off and landing all day long. they are being moved through very, very efficiently now. there is a pretty slick operation that has been stood up in four or five days only. it had a disastrous start with a l...

Das Pentagon sagte, der Vater habe die US-Soldaten in jenem Moment um Hilfe gebeten, weil das Baby krank gewesen sei.

Am Flughafen, der von Tausenden belagert wird, sei die Sicherheit bedroht, heisst es von den Verantwortlichen.