So does al Jazeera...
FWIW.
Funny how a foreign agency has more news than ours. In fact, THIS IS THE ARTICLE that should be published not the rehash old news that is posted here.
Please post this article if you have a minute.
The article states that there are only a hand full of Americans.
It also states this:
Eric Montalvo, a former US Marine Corps officer and a lawyer working with groups that chartered two of the six planes, was more blunt.
“The Taliban is not holding these planes hostage,” he said in a statement to AFP.
“The problem is the US government. All the State Department has to do is make a phone call and these people will be able to leave immediately.”