if you take over mazar-i-sharif, it's mean you can take kabul without anything, peacefully.ban. they took over the north because they knew, once they took the north, it's mean they took the entire country. >> narratothe taliban's new head of media for the north escorted najibullah through the region. he was quick to convey optimism. >> (speaking pashto): >> (speaking pashto): ♪ ♪ >> narrator: this region holds special significance for the taliban. they fought fierce battles against the u.s. here 20 years ago. najibullah was taken to a fortress outside the city, where they were eager to show him something. >> (speaking pashto): (men speaking dari) >> (speaking dari): >> (speaking dari): >> (speaking dari): >> (speaking dari): >> narrator: it was a trip back in time for najibullah, who was here filming in 2001 when the u.s. controlled the fort and taliban prisoners staged a bloody uprising. it lasted three days and ended in the deaths of hundreds of taliban. >> this area was, all the taliban were lying everywhere. they're handcuffed and killed. i was filming from there. the u.

the interior ministry spokesperson saying that they had eradicated and i so k, a hide out in mazar i sharif is, is also in the north east of the country. this is a pattern as we've seen over the last couple of weeks of the taliban trying to clamp down on areas. it believes eisley, k is present. what's different here in afghanistan, sammy, if you look at what happened in the past when i saw, had a presence in syria and iraq, you not dealing with geography really? you're dealing with sleeper cells. you also recently the taliban, admitting that there could be a problem with infiltration. the interior ministry spokesperson also 2 days ago in a press conference calling on taliban fighters to look within saying that if you believe that anyone could be ice. okay. and to report them, there is a hot liner, a helpline, a phone number, been given, and then saying that anyone who was found guilty will be tried under study a law and that the entire brigade will be dissolved, including the commanders. this is the 1st time they're admitting that there seems to be a problem. and of course, security is one