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Military saying that is the only option given the dynamics on the ground? >> maybe both, and i wont get into the semantic debate, but it is worth repeating as often as i can, and we dont trust the taliban, and there is a reality on the ground. the taliban control large swathes of afghanistan including the area surrounding the perimeter of the airport, and so by necessity, that is the cooperation to get the americans out, and our afghan partners out, and individuals who are eligible for the range...

Was also have been believed to have been carried out by isis-k. so it has been a group of concern. it has carried out devastating attacks. but if you look at what unfolded on thursday. that attack, michael, it doesnt -- unfortunately, it doesnt take much. while it is a complex, coordinated attack as its been described by u.s. officials. to create this kind of -- inflict this kind of maximum damage, maximum casualty, maximum horror that we saw on thursday unfortunately when you have that sort of ...

>> i have to ask you just as a -- as a veteran, i have heard from so many friends today who are veterans just about how thio is something for which there ng isnt really words. the veterans community, w military families talking to one another about this but its -- o its a different kind of loss. >> it is a different type of s. loss. i actually had a friend whos been manning the gates. the gate that was under attack and he survived the attack, vi thankfully. but this is very personal to alo of us...

"the wall street journal" part? >> i think that is right. even worse, that terrorist actually in charge of security in the capital itself. and very closely aligned with the islamic state and islamic state and so this idea of the terrorist arent going to be it, they are there now. lets not forget the taliban itself is a terrorist group. they are the ones who host to bin laden and the u.s. had turned them over, they refused to do that because he was they were cast on the day he part of the attack ...

Creates this complex attack. in that statement, they say it was one attacker, one suicide bomber who attacked. so well have to wait and see if we hear more details about the attack. what is very concerning? in that statement, michael, they say that the target was not just u.s. forces but who -- they also say the target was translators and what they describe as the collaborators and the spies who worked with the americans. again, really highlighting the kind risks americas allies on the ground wh...

Country now controlled by the taliban with the very real possibility of an isis-k attack. were taking every precaution. but this is very high risk. >> this is very high risk. the very real possibility of an isis-k attack. isis-k. from the president, isis affiliate in afghanistan. every day we are on the ground is another day we know that isis-k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. which is exactly what happened. for -- for a -- a week no...

For several days we saw it manifest itself here in the last few hours. >> thousands were released from jails across afghanistan by the taliban in recent weeks since the taliban takeover in kabul. the secretary of state warned it was a high risk threat. >> were operating in a high risk environment in a city and country now controlled by the taliban with the very really possibility of an isis-k attack. >> and isis-k isnt the only terror threat. the taliban named the leader of the hokani network, a...

Complicit. we cant trust these guys, they lie through their teeth. they enabled 9/11, they have killed and wounded, some catastrophic, including allies. they killed 66,000 afghan security forces and civilians. ho can we take their word on just about anything? >> sandra: general, i want your thoughts on the change that we learned of, just a couple hours since the pentagon come out and said that these deaths resulted from a single attack, one suicide bomber, rather than two attacks as we learned d...

Of u.s. officials warning the public. warning explicitly over and over again in recent days that an isis-k attack at the airport targeting u.s. personnel, targeting civilians just like we saw today. that it was not only a threat but that it was a severe threat and an increasingly likely one? >> look. isis has demonstrated, over and again, that its masterfully opportunistic, especially when it comes to vacuums of power. in fact, some of the chatter that i had been looking at just before the attac...

Know this wasnt your question, to get it in. the president did direct the secretary of state to continue diplomatic efforts with international partners to secure third country nationals and afghans with visa to leave after the u.s. military presence ends. part of that is having coordinated approach and engagement with the taliban. in order to continue to evacuate any american citizen who was not prepared to leave, who wants to leave, third country nationals and afghans with visa, we need to coor...