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The country in the gulf that has hosted the talks with the taliban in doha, absolutely. there has been communications. certainly hostage situations and discussions and there's been discussions through the hakani network to move people and get people out. obviously, to try to cooperate against isis if possible. that's always been in the mix. but it's not clear cut, chuck. the taliban is, you know, not really an ally and may see moments of convenience to work with us perhaps at the airport is a good example with evacuations, but it's going to be a difficult question for the u.s. as to how to tre...

About them tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. and the images now emerging, with the u.s. now gone. taliban fighters appearing to enter a hangar with helicopters, walking the tarmac. more than 70 aircraft abandoned. the pentagon saying they were left inoperable. across that country, 76,000 u.s. military vehicles. .sw will the u. make sure afghanistan doesn't become a safe haven for terrorists like it was before 9/11? ian pannell in doha. tonight, the other major headline. first hurricane ida and now those storms barrelling across several states. that deadly collapse of a highway. ...

Or by air once the airport has been opened. so the strategic future of this airport remains unresolved at a time when it is at its most vulnerable in terms of the u.s. forces there withdrawing and the continued threat, an ongoing threat coming from isis-k. sam kiley, cnn, in doha. for thousands of afghan evacuees who have made it out, one of their first stops has been ramstein air base in germany. tens of thousands of evacuees have passed through the u.s. air base in the last few weeks. thousands of others are living in tents set up around the base waiting for the next step in their journey....

Are being given coronavirus tests. once people are vetted and screened they will be brought to the united states. only about 10% of the people outside of kabul have landed in the u.s. the rest are in these various interim facilities. the u.s. pulling in a lot of diplomatic favors asking various allies and third countries can you take these people as we try to sort all of this out, garrett? >> all right, raf sanchez, in doha, working around the clock. thank you. i want to bring in doug lout who directed afghan strategy. you heard courtney talking about the mil tear challenge of retrograding t...

Evacuees have been taken off the airport in the previous 24 hours before that. but that's entirely possible, given the volume of air traffic we have, indeed, seen. but now, of course, it is all about reduce ing the military presence safely. and i would suggest as quickly as possible, frankly. we are in the closing hours of daylights here in kabul. of course, there will be that moment when essentially the last troops move toward departure aircraft and there has to be someone to take over security at that airport and it may end up being the taliban. jim? >> one thing i notice as the plane was ta...