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For the attack on kabul airport yesterday. >> how worried are there about future attacks? >> they are concerned. there is incredible intelligence what isis trying to carry out additional attacks in kabul. against kabul airport. they are concerned about the threat of suicide attacks, by an individual. they are worried about a potential vehicle-bourne explosive device. getting on the airport and detonating, and worried about in many in afghanistan of rockets. they are worried about someone firing ...

The taliban for our own security, for our own ability to extract our people. >> and not only dependent, in some cases it seems giving information to the taliban such as were concerned or we have information about a vehicle born explosive device, perhaps, so look at cars more. i mean, it is strange bedfellows to say the least. >> yeah. well, we were enemies last week and last week we were sharing intelligence and were giving them list of americans who need to come through the check points. it is ...

At the abbey gate. in this case it is someone who straps explosives to him or herself and is able to walk near or even on to karzai international airport and detonate. yesterday not only was the suicide attack the reason the military referred to it as a complex attack is because it involved more than one location or in this case more than one means of attack. after the suicide attack, there was also an ensuing gun fight. another concern though is the reality or the possibility of a vehicle-born ...

Interests, and what they have done and they have the means, it does not take a lot to create a vehicle and born explosive device and inflict mass casualty. >> kayleigh: its kayleigh here, speaking with a number of our former colleagues in the white house just last hour and there was a consensus among them and the consensus was this. to that it was a mistake to announce an august 31st deadline. keith kellogg who you know well, national security council said it was a big mistake. if i was advising...

Gates at kabul airport. basically i can provide you a little bit of a scene setter of whats been going on at kabul airport. the first thing is this threat. this has been -- theres been a perfect sicht threat since late last week. and it is specific to isis, that isis had interest, was planning to, was trying to attack kabul airport and specifically attack westerners, americans and potentially afghan civilians who were trying to get to the airport to get on these evacuation flights. you have seen...

Combat zones, those gates with the literally thousands of people is a huge danger zone, don. that -- that -- you know, it would be embarrassing for both the taliban which we dont really care if its embarrassing to them. but it would be dangerous for the folks who are trying to get on the flights. a vehicle-born explosive device. i have seen those explode at gates and in hard targets and they will potentially kill tens or hundreds of people. and thats exactly what the embassy is trying to avoid r...

Anyone at three of the airport gates should leave immediately and u.s. citizens should avoid traveling to and from the airport and avoid airport gates unless specifically instructed to go there. does it sound to you these gates and the people around them have become targets? >> yes, absolutely. and ive been saying this for a couple of days that as a guy who planned and almost executed a neo, the biggest concern you have is when the enemy does get that vote. and what i see from my experience in i...

Ground in kabul, and their counterparts in kabul and it has led the situation at the gates to be less. theres still a continuing threat from isis, and theres specific intelligence that they wanted to attack the gates or the airport itself or people trying to move to the airport, and theres a concern that as the crowds were growing there was a potential for a suicide attack, and maybe a vehicle bourne ied explosive device that could target one of those locations, and in addition to the fact they ...

Capitol hill forced evacuations of government buildings and street closures. the suspect is now in capitol police custody and police say a search of his truck turned up no viable explosive device. still though, it is another grim picture illustrative of our trauma as a nation and of that neighborhood. along with pictures of the pandemic, adults and children in masks, unvaccinated patients saying their last goodbyes to families through ipads, pictures of desperate afghans clinging on to u.s. mili...

The ability to x-ray, the ability to use whats known as a disrupter, think of it as a laser beam but made out of water where they can tear through the cylinder he was holding or anything else and destroy it in a way that would not set off any potential explosive device, rendering it safe while maintaining the evidentiary value. it seems quite clear at this point that we know who is responsible if there is in fact a bomb in the vehicle, but its still important. thats whats going on from a law enf...