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Taliban with the very real possibility of an isis-k attack. were taking every precaution but this is very high risk. >> a defense official says the concerns are based on a very specific threat stream from isis-k about attacks against the crowds outside the airport. we are expecting new numbers on yesterdays evacuations any moment. international security editor nick paton walsh back with us. nick, this is winding down quickly. i want to step back for a second here because so much has been happeni...

Enemies and each of them has their own maligned purpose there. i just dont know what we can do. again, to point out, how do you tell americans or afghan partners or the siv partners to go to the airport? basically now, it is a death trap. if you go to airport, you are a target from who knows what group? >> sandra: expected to give a briefing at 3 oclock eastern time and calling it a complex attack that resulted in a number of u.s. and civilian casualties. it has been hours since we have heard fr...

Facilitate. remember, there were negotiations prior to todays attack about who would control the kabul airport after we got out this coming tuesday. there were negotiations with turkey and other countries. we dont know where that stands. we do know with such a devastating and coordinated attack as we see now, people are not likely getting out if they are not already on that tarmac and we are not sure who is getting out until we get an update. >> sandra: a little bit of an update from the white h...

By the commanders leading the effort on the ground. >> reporter: we make clear to the taliban any attack on the forces will be met with swift and forceful response. where is this an attack of the forces targeted at the airport? the operations disrupted? if indeed it was, would disqualify for a swift and forceful response? >> secretary psaki: the president addressed exactly that when he said we will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down. when he spoke an hour. he was referring to...

>> the u.s. international security team is with the president. those briefings up to the hill are taking place. but the information is coming through u.s. central command up to the pentagon, so the president has the latest information. we can -- we can report that the death toll of american servicemembers is likely to rise. i hate to be the barer of that news. but the situation is very fluid. at least, ten u.s. servicemembers at this point. some marines and some u.s. soldiers, but it was a very ...

Overlooked about bagram is that it contains the largest prison in afghanistan. the decision to hand bagram over to the taliban allows them to release between 5,007,000 prisoners and include any maxim security cell where most the hardened al qaeda and isis leaders were. they were released before the withdrawal and free to go after them. lets hope that none of those terrorists were involved in the attack today because that would be a searing indictment of decision to withdraw from bagram. the othe...

Shot, too. that may not even make as big a difference as far as potential for casualties. what it could tell us is whether the airport perimeter was breached or not. i think we need to also take a look at -- obviously, officials dont know who was behind this yet but who may have had the momentum or the interest in carrying out an attack hike this. >> right. >> and all signs would point to more likely isis than certainly a taliban attack. the taliban have been working in conjunction and coordinat...

Relationship and changes that tower balance, that remains to be seen. we are still waiting to learn more about who is responsible, who or what group is responsible for this attack and the number and nature of the casualties, if there are any. but, yes, it certainly is one of the many decision points and one of the many areas of influence and questions that remain that president biden will certainly have to take as he makes decisions and the next steps here. >> lets focus on what we do know. the ...

Over our skis. theres been a lot of discussion in the last couple of days about the possibility of terror attacks on these gates. you heard it from mark. you heard it from our reporters. concern among united states officials, allied officials about the possibility of an attack like this and about the players on the ground. we talked about this with raf. mark, can you give us more context about who the other operators are in afghanistan that officials would be worried about, that even the taliban...

But right now, it is about protecting u.s. troops and getting this evacuation to continue. >> john: we thought that we had the sound from mcmaster, but we dont. he said, i wouldnt surprise if this is just a strawman who were organizing this attack to humiliate us further. and we were reminded yesterday of an ancient proverb. my brother and i against my cousin and my brother and i against the stranger. the taliban took no action to try and keep the suicide bomber away from these gates. >> listen,...