​​American stuck in Afghanistan tells Chris Cuomo 'I don’t believe in anybody anymore'

An American citizen, now stuck in Afghanistan after working with the U.S. military as an interpreter, joined Cuomo Prime Time by phone Monday night where she shared her story, and her fears after the last American plane left the country. The interpreter, going by Sara to protect her identity, said she had 37 people living with her from various families she was hoping to help with safe passage out of the country. Despite being in constant contact with the State Department, Sara was unable to get out of Afghanistan and now appears to have lost faith.

“I don’t know anymore what to believe anymore. I don’t believe in anybody anymore because they’ve been fooling me for past ten days. Back and forth. Back and forth. Stories after stories,” Sara said. “I know I have a group of people who is supporting me and helping me, and they’re working very hard for me to leave this country…And I don’t know what to believe anymore. I am completely speechless. I don’t know what to say, but I just can’t believe no one told me that this was the last flight.”

Now, with the military gone and between 100 and 200 Americans still in Afghanistan, the Biden administration will depend on diplomacy to get the rest of the Americans out, but Sara is not optimistic.

“They left us to whom? To those people who — they were always wanting to kill us?” Sara said. “And now I’m by myself here with 37 people? This is my fear. That if Americans could not help me when they were on the ground, how will they help me now when no one is here? That’s my question.”

Video Transcript

- It is heartbreaking. I don't know. I just don't even know what to say to you. And whoever was trying to help me and support me, even they did not tell me that the flight is-- this is the last flight. So I still had hope that we will leave.

KYLIE MAR: On "Cuomo Prime Time," Monday, an American citizen stuck in Afghanistan following the departure of the American military earlier in the day called in to share her story and her fears. The interpreter, going by Sarah, went to the Kabul Airport, but was unable to get in.

- I saw the tower fill up with all the American soldier and some civilian who had that civilian clothes on. And I started shouting, hey, I'm an American. Please leave-- open the gate. I'm here to go home.

KYLIE MAR: Sarah is one of between one and 200 Americans remaining in Afghanistan unable to leave despite being in constant contact with the State Department and has now lost faith.

- I don't know anymore what to believe anymore. I don't believe in anybody anymore because they've been fooling me for past 10 days, back and forth, back and forth, stories after stories. I don't know what to say, but I just can't believe no one told me that this is the last flight.

KYLIE MAR: Sarah has 37 women and children living with her whom she tried getting safe passage out of the country. But now that it's too late, her future and theirs is uncertain at best.

- I don't even think they're safe because they would be there in my house. Because now, they're more targeted than ever before because they're living in my house. And I'm an American. I'm a former interpreter. I worked for 14 years. And what is next for us? We just smell the death.

KYLIE MAR: The Biden administration has pledged to get every American out of Afghanistan through diplomacy, but Sarah does not have high hopes.

- They left us to whom, to those people who they were always wanted to kill us? And now, I'm by myself here with 37 people. This is my fear, that if American do not help me when they were on the ground, how will they help me now when they're-- no one is here.