Former CIA Analyst Matt Zeller to CNN: ‘Absolute Chaos’ in Afghanistan

‘There’s tens of thousands of people who have surrounded the airport, desperate to get in’

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ZELLER: "Chaos, absolute chaos, pandemonium. There is tens of thousands of people who have surrounded the airport desperate to get in. There are Taliban checkpoints within 100 meters of U.S. marines. And you're right. They're beating people in the crowds. I had a friend in the crowd last night who got beaten by Taliban soldiers with chains. And the Americans just have to stand there and do nothing. They have to stand there and watch it. The Americans are being forced to use tear gas, to fire warning shots. By the way, every time I hear those gunfire go off, all I can think of is those bullets have to come down somewhere. People could be inadvertently getting killed just by that gunfire. This is the exact chaotic evacuation and exit that the Biden administration was warned about and that they were desperate to avoid."

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