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Retribution against this group that now the pentagon is saying is in all probability isis-k, the islamic state. these are mortal enemies of the taliban in the fractious world of islamist militant groups. theyre considered by the taliban and al qaeda to be the lunatic violent fringe. they had historically been the kind of leading brand for the vicious and violence islamist movement since they were operating outside of syria. theyve spread themselves around the world. theyve been trying to get a f...

0 >> all right, david, thank you. we have a bit more breaking news to add to this, the pentagon spokesman saying we can confirm the explosion at a gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of u.s. and civilian casuacasualties. another explosion a short distance from the abbey gate also took place. our breaking news coverage continues now with craig melvin. good thursday morning. craig melvin here. we continue to follow breaking news in afghanistan. explosion outside of ...

Facing is migrants continue to flood in. members of violent saying ms 13 arrested crossing illegally and of agents say they can get in so can foreign terrorists, adding a threat beyond covid 19 among migrants. >> having a terrorist threat to it puts everybody on edge as well. jillian: the arizona attorney general calling statements like that frightening and also adding americans are facing an unprecedented terrorism threat level in their own backyards. republican lawmakers are echoing the need f...

Need for vigilance. >> we have an open southern border, more of a concern than a terrorist organization, doesnt just have a foothold, they are in control of the country in afghanistan. jillian: the supreme court deals a blow by deciding overnight to reinstate the remain in mexico program. the administration likely violated federal law rescinding that program. the dhs plans to appeal the ruling but will comply with the order. >> president biden will not extend the august 30 first deadline to get ...

Influence. number two, pakistan, long border. i think pakistan has supported the taliban through this entire period. certainly they will want to be involved in decisions. their goal is to keep india from obtaining a foothold in afghanistan at the back of pakistan. the other player is iran. theres a significant farsi speaking minority in afghanistan. iran has had a mixed relationship with the taliban over the years. but all signals are positive a t the moment. again, the humiliating departure of ...

Forward and make sure that brendans name is not forgotten. >> u.s. navy seal lieutenant brendan mooney died in 2010 fighting for this country. >> john, stories like that just its been 20 years for these families and their going throug so much in this moment. >> there are so many americans, men in women who have sacrifice so much to try to preserve the peace in afghanistan and to try to let democracy get a foothold there a foothold that was washe away so quickly. >> the foundation is amazing, she...

Recent turn of events as creating a real risk of another terrorist organization, whether its isis, al qaeda, trying to reestablish a foothold in afghanistan, andrea. >> would it have been better to leave 3,500 troops as the pentagon had recommended? that was overruled, of course, by the president. >> andrea, ive been saying for months now that i think it would have been appropriate to leave a small special force dedicated to counterterrorism intelligence collection purposes. one thing that is lo...

Theyre posing a threat to the evacuations gathered in huge numbers outside the airfield and the international community. the interesting thing about it, there is one thing the united states and afghanistan can agree on and that is the danger of isis. the taliban has killed a lot of isis over the past two years. theyve tried to regain a foothold here, and isis will be very happy to cause a massive atrocity here. that is an exercise in the minds of the americans that are now looking at what they c...

Along with them, and then the u.s. and international nato coalition doesnt like them. they were taking heat from everywhere and they had not found a strong foothold in afghanistan, with the exception of some small areas in the east not too far from the border with pakistan. so it makes sense when you put all that into perspective that isis would try to carry out any attack that they possibly could against the u.s. and western allies before they leave the country because they dont really historic...

Still on the ground or maybe afterwards. so i think theres still a lot of anxiety and nothing that president biden said today would really be giving most afghans a huge amount of security going forward, anderson. >> yeah. what did you see today in kabul? >> well, what we saw is that, you know, even if you got all of your paperwork, which is a big if, the reality is trying to get into the airport is extremely difficult. there are scenes of chaos. taliban fighters outside with whips, with guns. we...