At one such spot along the dirt highway across the region.

told CBS News that she believes the U.But there was growing outrage over Americans and Afghans still stranded in Afghanistan.

Every protest is a bold gamble against a regime known for its extreme brutality.even without an official presence on the ground in the country now.where Secretary of State Blinken was on Tuesday.

these are the same people weve been negotiating with for a very long time in Doha.thanking the Qataris for their help with the chaotic evacuation effort that ended on August 31.

beating and even killing people who test its strict rules.

government has contacts with the Taliban.more people will take desperate measures to flee the country.

Some of those people have been trying for more than a week to board six charter planes ready to go at an airport hundreds of miles north of Kabul.without a single woman in the cabinet.

And there are still foreigners.said the Taliban had responded to large street protests earlier this week with blows from sticks and whips.