then without telling anybody, the president of afghanistan, ashram ghani, left the country. 24 hours earlier he recorded a message telling everybody he would stick on to tie to negotiate a solution but he left with a small number of his own aides. unclear where he actually is at this point. he seems to have gone to tajikistan according to some sources but he said he had a choice to try to negotiator face armed taliban who we now see are inside what used to be his palace. what next? furious activity in the skies above me, of u.s. aircraft. the constant noise of helicopters. that's them speeding up their evacuation, protecting what is now rescuing 5,000 american troops, taken back as part of the withdrawal process. president joe biden put underway. startling scenes at the airport. people desperate to get in. people desperate to be able to fight out of here and certainly troubling few days ahead as we see how this residual and growing american force accommodates itself alongside the taliban, who frankly, appeared in charge of most of the city. at this stage, and giving a message of want