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Carried out that attack in late august that left 13 u.s. service members dead and, of course, a large number of afghans, that person was released from a prison near kabul just days earlier. >> remarkable thing, the taliban is policing isis-k there. oren lieberman joins us from the pentagon. this is one of many hundreds of prisoners, right, released in those days and weeks before going back to the trump agreement with the taliban. the concern must be that there are potentially many more people li...

Into a city in disarray. the talibans supreme leader called the prisoners political detainees. but they were members of the taliban, al qaeda and isis-k. one of those prisoners was abdul rahman, an isis-k member. 11 days later it was he who carried out the suicide bombing at abbey gate killing 13 u.s. service members and about 170 afghans. officials say he had been released from the prison near bagram air base under u.s. control until it was given to the afghan military this summer and then fell...

Indications of civilian casualties, they subsequently released an updated statement. a large amount of explosive material were inside the car may have caused additional casualties. they said its unclear but importantly they said well be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life. reporting from the scene suggesting there could be as much as 9 additional casualties including children. a starng moment, certainly, but one that forms the security situation over the perilous hours ahead. ...

Devastation when the sunrises this morning. >> the chairman and ceo of ballad health. thank you for getting up with us. we appreciate it. the other top story. the u.s. launches a second strike targeting isis-k. why the taliban and their sworn enemy is condemning the strikes. next. expense report! if youre using multiple systems, re-entering data over and over time sheet! using email and spreadsheets to manage information and approvals, then your hr systems are a drag on productive time. with p...

Damage is at first light tomorrow. thats miguel almaguer in baton rouge, louisiana. please stay safe. >> hurricane ida is just one of the stories were monitoring. were also watching the situation in afghanistan tonight. today, president biden traveled to dover air force base in delaware. he attended a ceremony called a dignified transfer. honor guards offloaded the remains of 13 service members. families watched the emotional tearful ceremony from a private area on the tarmac. the service member...

Isis-k. >> ambassador mcfaul, let me get your reaction to some of what the national security adviser jake sullivan had to say. he was making the rounds this morning. heres part of what he said about what happens after tuesdays deadline. watch. >> august 31st is not a cliff. after august 31st, we believe that we have substantial leverage to hold the taliban to its commitments to allow safe passage for american citizens, legal permanent residents, and the afghan ally whose have travel documentatio...

And donald trump is holding a rally in northern alabama where a covid-emergency declaration is in effect. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, im joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." we begin with the rapidly shifting situation in afghanistan. two defense officials tell nbc news that the u.s. is tracking specific threats from isis. the threats target americans and others who are trying to reach the kabul airport. that is forcing the military to work on alternate ways into the airp...

Work on alternate ways into the airport. one aspect of this threat comes from an isis off-chute known as isis k. one white house official described the threat from isis k in afghanistan as, quote, not insignificant. president biden remains in washington today. he met with his national security team this morning. also, this morning, the u.s. embassy in kabul issued a new security alert urging americans not to come to the airport unless instructed to do so. the alert warned of potential security t...