on tuesday zach and his family make another attempt to get to the airport the taliban had erected checkpoints but when zack arrived to a chaotic scene he was unable to get through this as the taliban gave their first press comfort since seizing power promising amnesty for all those who worked for american and nato forces vowing not to hunt them down or seek retribution what guarantees will you give to the afghans who are now hiding at home who want to leave the country who the americans will transport we are assuring the safety of all those who have worked with the united states and allied forces whether as interpreters or any other field that they have worked with them but washington was taking a wait and see attitude what matters the only thing that matters to us are actions and not necessarily just words we're going to be looking for the follow through we'll be looking for the deeds the taliban is ruthless they have been ruthless in the past it is yet to be seen whether the taliban has changed as wednesday dawns the voices growing more desperate they told me that anywhere i go they will find when they will kill me there is going to be a massacre i'm telling you that there is gonna be a massacre why are the american soldiers for forgetting about us after everything we did i don't want to be killed by the taliban they're gonna cut our heads off if they find my location please help but for zach seemingly a miracle major schumann has tracked down an american soldier at the airport willing to find zach's family and bring them past the checkpoints he messages zach to look up at the tower and put his son on his shoulders as a signal NUMBER_TOKEN minutes later a response from schumann's contact got him after those failed attempts zach his wife and four young children finally secure precious seats on a plane zach was living on borrowed time a dead man walking he sent me a picture with his kids on the airplane he said i'll see you in america sir that felt so good it it was i knew he wasn't going going to die taliban near the airport my colleague ian panel encountering some taliban interference i tell him we have permission we have permission
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