I don't know how to prepare you for this audio clip, so I'm just gonna post it and then we can talk afterwards:

If heartbreaking and gut-wrenching could combine into a single word, it would describe this clip, which Rep. Carol Miller of West Virginia said was sent to her office.

I had to assist this woman whose husband was shot. She had a child in her arms and I was just holding this little child and she was screaming. And the husband was on the ground, I don't know what documents they had. And I was trying to help them but all I could do was just hold their child, and the fear in that little baby's eyes I can never forget his face.

I can't forget those little eyes staring at his mom and his dad lying on the ground all bloody and this woman screaming.

Here was a second message the woman sent to Miller:

Here's the story from Fox News that goes with this segment:

The woman's husband, who is safely in Virginia with their children, told Fox News that the State Department has been of little assistance and that they are communicating primarily with Miller's office.

The congresswoman's office confirmed her status as an American citizen and helped connect Fox News with her to raise awareness of the severe threat to Americans and Afghan allies trapped behind Taliban lines.

What a mess. Pray for this woman and thousands of other Americans like her who are stuck due to the complete ineptitude of our leaders.