from the iranian border. former governor and merger had in later ismael hahn has rallied his supporters to protect the city and both the ask and military's response. hundreds of his fighters are on the front lines. yesterday the president called me and we spoke on the phone. he said he will send reinforcements last night. the should have arrived, but the defense ministry hasn't since anyone so far in this is he, africans carry on like the war is not on the doorstep. many putting their trust in hom spices. there is no good moral and can also get isn't a plan to fight against the side of one hand and pushing them out of her rod. probably the telephone say that killed a top africa, a military commander. it's a soldier. pro government militia still have a chance to live. if they surrender, the government says it's regaining control when sending reinforcements, including special forces charlotte bellis, algebra era cobble. as bringing us fund, you may have found for asia security analyst at stanford university and joins us from redwood city in california. good to have you with us. so it's sa

ismael con. what's your interpretation? charlotte, of how symbolic that is. or is male hahn is very well known in the west of afghanistan, who's a former governor in her ross. but he's been a figure have kind of resistance against the taliban and he's is an older man. and yet he was leading a resistance at a local uprising movement, but he was leading it on behalf of the national security forces in recent weeks helping to keep the telephone out. when herat was taken by the taliban yesterday, he was on the run alongside the governor. we intend to forward the deputy interior minister and other leaders in harass not. it was said that he was captured this morning. we understand that perhaps they had some type of agreement that the telephone saying that he has not joined them. that how to press conference this afternoon. it's unclear how much free will these leaders have had in this. but certainly an interesting gesture from the taliban to offer amnesty to essentially one of the biggest historical photos. now this isn't the only instance of amnesty from the taliban as being quite