From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALL on Sunday, August 22, 2021 14:12:00
"An American mom trapped in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is in hiding with family members and Afghan allies -- unable to reach Kabul's U.S.-held airport for a chance at an evacuation, she said Saturday.
"'I really have given up hope, given up on the hope of going to the airport. It's just not possible to make it through all those people.'"
"She said there are as many as 20 Taliban checkpoints between her and the airport. [...] She was whipped by Taliban fighters on one attempt to get through, she said. A man standing near her was shot in the head on another try, leaving his wife and baby in tears. Since then, she's been in hiding."