. >>> the government's response to americans who have been kidnapped in syria: simon bozman reports.> reporter: >> the killing of u.s. journalist james foley by the islamic state of iraq in the levant shocked america. behind the scenes, mark mitchell was at the center of the u.s. hostage response advising the u.s. president he stepped down and is critical of america's policy. >> the situation with the hostages in january, 2014, was a microcosm of our overall awareness of the islamic state. we didn't have the intelligence necessary. and our resources were fraishling prioritized elsewhere. >> mitchell argues getting american hostages home is just one small objective in a larger conflict. >> . >>> it's a priority to the recover american citizens but the always the highest priority prior to. >> it was the meeting with families of hostages. he was accused of threatening family members with prosecution if they tried to pay a ransom. >> it was this military gentleman who had absolutely no compassion. all he knew was no concessions. this gentleman did threaten us three times, simon. >> i nev

simon bozman, al jazeera. >> neal is struggling to cope with food andfuge shortages two weeks after indiane's stopped cro crossing the border land locked, heavily dependent upon its southern nabor and many are accusing the indian government of imposing a blockade because it opposes their new constitution. report from kathmandu. >> they have been waiting for weeks on the indian side of the border. despite long delays, truck drivers still don't want to cross the border. >> a lot of trucks have been attacked. i am scared to drive to nepal. i won't go. >> for almost two months now, many areas in nepal along the border with india have been under an enforced shutdown. residents have been tro testing against nepal's new constitution which they say fails to represent them properly more than 14 people have lost their lives in the unrest. the sxwinl government is also unhappy with nepal's new constitution and has warned the nepali government to get its house in order. then came the undeclared blockade of trucks carrying essential imports of fuel and food. they remain stuck on the border, cau