Mike McCaul Republican ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is saying the Taliban is making demands to release the 6 aircraft filled with Americans and SIVs. Sounds an awful like a hostage situation to me.....
"In fact we have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now," Mr. McCaul said. "State has cleared these flights and the Taliban will not let them leave the airport."
"The Taliban wants something in exchange, this is really … turning into a hostage situation where they are not going to allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America," he said.
Fox News is reporting that they have reached out for comment to the White House and the National Security Council.