WEBVTT NOTE recognizability 0.918 NOTE language en-us 00:00:00.060 --> 00:00:02.200 Our next guest is an american 00:00:02.200 --> 00:00:06.380 mom and government worker targeted by the taliban she is trapped in 00:00:06.380 --> 00:00:11.270 kabul and is pleading with president biden to solve the evacuation crisis we're 00:00:11.270 --> 00:00:16.310 not calling her by her real name but we're going to color fat enough for this interview and she joins us now 00:00:16.310 --> 00:00:21.140 ...you for being here this morning I know you have attempted to go to the airport multiple times to 00:00:21.140 --> 00:00:26.860 tell us your situation and describe everything you've experienced so far? 00:00:26.860 --> 00:00:31.440 Hi, ...yes I've made several attempts to go to the 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:36.560 ...first of all I would like to thank the fox news for letting me be 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:41.330 the voice out there for many americans stranded in afghanistan 00:00:41.330 --> 00:00:45.820 and yes we are stranded and I would like to thank the 00:00:45.820 --> 00:00:51.000 carol miller are...and...for her continuous effort they've been in touch 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:56.960 with me and they have been my only strength here. 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.680 hearing their voices makes me feel comfortable and makes me hopeful that maybe I'll be able to make 00:01:01.680 --> 00:01:05.570 ...in-home so there's a lot of issues going on 00:01:05.570 --> 00:01:10.550 we're stranded at home we can get to the airport what we try to get to the... 00:01:10.550 --> 00:01:14.800 we...get beaten up or we're afraid for our lives and 00:01:17.700 --> 00:01:22.140 ...blood family members are trying to contact...history foreign affairs and the states 00:01:22.140 --> 00:01:27.260 ...all they're getting is that we are going to be going to escalate 00:01:27.260 --> 00:01:32.820 ...at this point escalating is really not helpful because telephone 00:01:32.820 --> 00:01:37.240 ...going door to door looking for people who 00:01:37.240 --> 00:01:42.760 waswork with the us government for of course where the us citizens 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:47.540 so our lives are an extreme danger and I don't know-how long it's 00:01:47.540 --> 00:01:52.280 going to continue their taking they're going to people's homes that lights and they're just taking them 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:57.630 away and nobody knows where they're taking them what they're doing to them 00:01:58.990 --> 00:02:00.480 we are scared 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:05.160 the family members here stuck with her three children she cannot go to the 00:02:05.160 --> 00:02:09.650 airport to be escorted by her family because she's afraid when 00:02:09.650 --> 00:02:13.830 ...her family members come back what the what consequences 00:02:13.830 --> 00:02:18.230 ...going to be facing by televised so, she's 00:02:18.230 --> 00:02:22.950 ...stranded there's no way of...being picked up or getting a ride that 00:02:22.950 --> 00:02:29.230 leads to the airport for people like that for people like me I've been I've been getting calls 00:02:29.230 --> 00:02:34.090 I've been getting calls trying to get my locations and 00:02:34.090 --> 00:02:38.680 have put officials in touch and they don't think this is coming from 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:42.520 the us embassy so? 00:02:42.520 --> 00:02:47.510 We are we're devastated addition each to the 00:02:47.510 --> 00:02:50.500 ...you should get better and this needs to get better 00:02:50.500 --> 00:02:55.200 faster because we are running out of time they're really running out of 00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:57.840 time have thoughts about white house press secretary john 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:03.160 stocky she said yesterday to our reporter peter do see that americans 00:03:03.160 --> 00:03:08.110 aren't stranded in afghanistan and we just heard you say that...multiple 00:03:08.110 --> 00:03:15.460 times that you do feel stranded so what would you say to the administration on that front. 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:20.540 I would like to do whatever it takes to 00:03:20.540 --> 00:03:25.470 ...us nationals out and people that worked with the us military efforts 00:03:25.470 --> 00:03:29.810 the system or whatever it is if it's bringing in more people 00:03:29.810 --> 00:03:33.580 here at the airport bringing in more troops because 00:03:33.580 --> 00:03:38.200 ...time is running out of the really need to work on a on a strategy 00:03:38.200 --> 00:03:42.230 we need to work on a plan that works we, you know, 00:03:42.230 --> 00:03:43.720 we get more. 00:03:43.720 --> 00:03:48.620 Of the news...state could then to be told that you're going 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:54.130 to be evacuated this is not and this is not concentrating at all because 00:03:54.130 --> 00:03:58.260 ...we don't know if we're going to make it out. 00:03:58.260 --> 00:04:02.080 I'm so sorry you're an american citizen you have two kids I understand they 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:07.150 are in america I'm sure you've spoken to them can you can you describe the messages 00:04:07.150 --> 00:04:13.850 and the conversations that you're having and what is your family's biggest fear at this point? 00:04:13.850 --> 00:04:19.120 My daughter thinks the...behind me every traditions... 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:26.180 just very why are they going to be head...is tall one doing? 00:04:26.180 --> 00:04:31.090 I had to trick current is saying that it's all about and has britain brought kittens with the money they're 00:04:31.090 --> 00:04:37.250 giving kittens to kids just to get her mind notebook bits and, I am? 00:04:37.250 --> 00:04:42.250 I can't I can't...and talk to my kids and she...more because 00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:48.550 ...law...that makes it makes much fear where 00:04:49.810 --> 00:04:53.760 That...an understandable fear, you know, fight about you say that you have given up on 00:04:53.760 --> 00:04:59.030 going to the airport is that still true and we know that when you have tried 00:04:59.030 --> 00:05:03.850 to go to the airport in the past you...to go through multiple taliban checkpoints 00:05:03.850 --> 00:05:08.990 so when you go through those checkpoints what do you see and what 00:05:08.990 --> 00:05:11.330 is the taliban asking a veal? 00:05:12.550 --> 00:05:17.760 You're, you're breaking up but I'm sorry I...your voice first...second were breaking...you 00:05:17.760 --> 00:05:22.540 looked at that point, yeah, I was wondering if...still given up on 00:05:22.540 --> 00:05:26.870 going to the airport and eve also said that when you have tried to 00:05:26.870 --> 00:05:30.940 go the airport in the past you had to go through multiple taliban checkpoints and I 00:05:30.940 --> 00:05:36.730 was wondering what those interactions between you...the taliban have been like. 00:05:36.730 --> 00:05:40.720 How will the for the first-time when I went there they were just 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:45.560 sweeping people left and right so I got with...a really scare that came back and 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:50.320 then the second time we just the second time I tried not to show my 00:05:50.320 --> 00:05:55.300 passport but you are kind of forced to show it because they want to know why you're going in 00:05:55.300 --> 00:06:01.020 there specially with the chaos going on this whole crowd that side of the airport and 00:06:01.020 --> 00:06:02.440 then I was able to 00:06:02.440 --> 00:06:07.340 ...that then goal but I wish there was no way I could get to 00:06:07.340 --> 00:06:12.200 ...could show my password to it to an american and say that here 00:06:12.200 --> 00:06:17.440 I'm an american rescue we evacuate you take 00:06:18.610 --> 00:06:21.890 I couldn't make it so I went to 00:06:21.890 --> 00:06:27.910 ...three times but it's just it was just not possible so 00:06:27.910 --> 00:06:33.490 I havegiven up hope of going to the airport specially after the phone calls I received 00:06:33.490 --> 00:06:38.040 two because now I am really afraid of I am 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:39.710 ...my life. 00:06:39.710 --> 00:06:45.300 That I...you know-how things are going to go but I really need 00:06:45.300 --> 00:06:51.240 I really need our president too really really consider this serious we 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:57.510 are in danger we are in danger mr president please help us. 00:06:57.510 --> 00:07:01.350 Bottom-up we've heard reports that the taliban has hit 00:07:01.350 --> 00:07:06.230 lists out for people who are either american or worked with americans 00:07:06.230 --> 00:07:10.160 before a lot of reports coming out of afghanistan...you know, 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:12.920 any of this to be true. 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:17.310 Yes, this is true this is true as I said earlier they're going door-to-door 00:07:17.310 --> 00:07:21.580 they're searching for people who have worked with the military as I said 00:07:21.580 --> 00:07:25.580 ...the us military high-rate afghans that has been 00:07:25.580 --> 00:07:30.350 with the government the guy law enforcement 00:07:30.350 --> 00:07:34.480 ...national afghans they are going door-to-door they are 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:39.080 taking people nobody knows where they're taking them...taken to the police station 00:07:39.080 --> 00:07:43.980 but most are just unknown they don't know where they take them what they do to them they 00:07:43.980 --> 00:07:48.600 leslie come out at nights and they do this the goal 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:53.030 of and what I heard is that there's four five people that are going there 00:07:53.030 --> 00:07:57.090 ...illiterate...speak or read our digits later 00:07:57.090 --> 00:08:01.190 ...there's one person with them that speaks for five languages speaker through papers 00:08:01.190 --> 00:08:05.940 to documents and the homes that they're they've been told to search 00:08:05.940 --> 00:08:09.060 theory documents anything that stands out to them they just take the 00:08:09.060 --> 00:08:15.210 person angle and they have executed many right on-the-spot? 00:08:15.210 --> 00:08:19.360 That is terrifying what has your communication been like between 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:26.580 ...and the us embassy or the state department are they giving you any guidance? 00:08:26.580 --> 00:08:30.510 As I said we are getting a while for four days three 00:08:30.510 --> 00:08:35.980 ...hear anything from anywhere and then. 00:08:35.980 --> 00:08:40.880 They're saying to go to the airport but we're not being giving clear guidance they're saying one thing 00:08:40.880 --> 00:08:45.160 and...the next...the comments is something else so you really exactly 00:08:45.160 --> 00:08:50.850 ...know what to do there's a lot of miscommunication going on you know, 00:08:50.850 --> 00:08:55.690 your emails are getting ignored or I mean imagine being stranded in 00:08:55.690 --> 00:08:58.070 ...situation like this and not receiving 00:08:58.070 --> 00:09:01.820 anything for three four days from the us 00:09:01.820 --> 00:09:06.610 nbc or the state department how does that make you feel. 00:09:06.610 --> 00:09:10.970 That you do know your life is on the line can I ask you 00:09:10.970 --> 00:09:13.750 about the deadline august thirty first the 00:09:13.750 --> 00:09:18.520 president has said that he would consider extending this if need 00:09:18.520 --> 00:09:23.520 be depending how the situation is at that time but we also heard threats 00:09:23.520 --> 00:09:27.740 from the taliban basically saying you can extend that deadline 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:34.540 are you worried that time is running out and what happens if that deadline is not extended? 00:09:34.540 --> 00:09:39.180 Course I'm worry if that deadline is not extending their 00:09:39.180 --> 00:09:43.760 give-me add thousands of people left for to all of our 00:09:43.760 --> 00:09:47.000 ...get executed for god knows what they would do to them 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:51.130 ...let's say maybe half of the us citizens get out 00:09:51.130 --> 00:09:55.320 by budget deadline and half of them are left behind...all of the us 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:59.970 citizen get out but those people that served our troops 00:09:59.970 --> 00:10:04.430 on the...day and night they put their lives on the line. 00:10:04.430 --> 00:10:08.990 For our troops to when this mission...in what in september 00:10:08.990 --> 00:10:13.860 ...two weeks from now it's going to be september eleven again it's the 00:10:13.860 --> 00:10:15.620 twentieth anniversary 00:10:15.620 --> 00:10:20.470 of september eleven but this is a chaos we are kind of back 00:10:20.470 --> 00:10:25.510 to square one people are going to be left here for thaler while again, 00:10:25.510 --> 00:10:30.880 yeah, and, you say that your data...democracy government 00:10:30.880 --> 00:10:35.790 is at target for charles bond that's in afghanistan, yeah, so, 00:10:35.790 --> 00:10:40.840 fun what do you make of how the biden administration is responding to this crisis 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:45.570 they say that they're negotiating with the taliban and essentially allowing them to 00:10:45.570 --> 00:10:52.960 call the shots so how do you and members of your family feel about that? 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:57.320 ...can you see that again please shore I was wondering how you feel about 00:10:57.320 --> 00:11:02.130 the abided administration's response to this crisis they are allowing the 00:11:02.130 --> 00:11:06.980 taliban to have the upper-hand and call the shots they say that they're negotiating 00:11:06.980 --> 00:11:12.380 and coordinating with the taliban as an american how do you feel about that? 00:11:12.380 --> 00:11:15.460 Well, I don't know see what is between this 00:11:15.460 --> 00:11:20.200 negotiation we run out of time and there's no positive 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:24.060 ...this negotiation then what's going to happen. 00:11:24.060 --> 00:11:27.500 And,...before we let you go. 00:11:27.500 --> 00:11:29.920 And, we have so much face so much 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:33.060 ...for you that you're going to be able to get out of there and 00:11:33.060 --> 00:11:39.140 that you were going to make your way home when that happens because I'm going to go on the assumption here 00:11:39.140 --> 00:11:47.420 that we have faith in you getting out of there when you get home what is the first thing you want to do. 00:11:48.710 --> 00:11:52.690 I want to hold like children. 00:11:52.690 --> 00:11:56.330 ...hold my children and I want to I want to 00:11:56.330 --> 00:12:00.530 ...for the people that are left behind here. 00:12:00.530 --> 00:12:04.590 I want to stand for my fellow citizens and people that help 00:12:04.590 --> 00:12:10.540 my troops here...I'm not going to give up. 00:12:10.540 --> 00:12:13.770 Don't give out please don't give...we 00:12:13.770 --> 00:12:18.380 wish you nothing but the best and? 00:12:18.380 --> 00:12:22.920 The safety that you need to get out of there and we would love to check back in 00:12:22.920 --> 00:12:27.810 with you and hear how the situation is going for you and we hope and 00:12:27.810 --> 00:12:32.300 pray that it is the most positive outcome for you and your family and 00:12:32.300 --> 00:12:35.050 ...be will be able...and like how your kids again 00:12:35.050 --> 00:12:40.970 here sure absolutely thank you thank you and also there's one last thing that I would like to add 00:12:40.970 --> 00:12:44.860 ...need to get the local media going that can't be 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:49.750 silent and you can design parallel comedian silent there's a lot of 00:12:49.750 --> 00:12:54.090 ...we are going to interview female news anchor who was told to leave 00:12:54.090 --> 00:12:57.740 her job that's coming up and just a few minutes and the show so we are going to 00:12:57.740 --> 00:12:59.920 has out-selling flowers used to go there 00:12:59.920 --> 00:13:03.420 ...ladies would refuse to ...their work they're not 00:13:03.420 --> 00:13:08.930 letting them start working the females and 00:13:08.930 --> 00:13:13.620 ...was turned down...it before yesterday where they were trying to attend their jobs they were told that 00:13:13.620 --> 00:13:18.610 they're no longer needed because and sharia law is going to be 00:13:18.610 --> 00:13:21.330 have implemented and yes, 00:13:21.330 --> 00:13:24.740 that's what they worked for millions and millions if 00:13:24.740 --> 00:13:31.610 people are left here with no salute from their table forget about democracy? 00:13:31.610 --> 00:13:36.720 Harry...we have you and our thoughts and prayers and we 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:41.720 know that the outcome will be positive for-you thank you so much for joining us this morning and speaking out we're 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:46.410 going to check back in with you very soon to get an update on your story? 00:13:46.410 --> 00:13:51.790 Thank you thank you all are congressmen congresswoman 00:13:51.790 --> 00:13:54.270 ...laugh is whoever is trying to help this 00:13:54.270 --> 00:13:57.390 ...situation and god bless america 00:13:57.390 --> 00:14:00.770 ...america bless you all right thank you so much 00:14:00.770 --> 00:14:05.500 ...difficulty are absolutely such of real and raw and it is emotional 00:14:05.500 --> 00:14:10.230 situation reality of the situation if you have thousands of people thousands 00:14:10.230 --> 00:14:15.070 of americans and afghan citizens some of them stuck not just in kabul 00:14:15.070 --> 00:14:19.660 but in remote areas and there is no plan there is no plan on the ground on how 00:14:19.660 --> 00:14:23.640 to get them to kabul airport into saved and this is what you don't want to happen 00:14:23.640 --> 00:14:27.680 you don't want people to give up and then to not be able to make their 00:14:27.680 --> 00:14:32.000 track to the airport or wherever they need to go to be able to get home you want them to continue to 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:37.660 have faith and know that our government is doing everything they can...mother absolutely.