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With intelligence about a threat in recent days, a threat to the airport. we do not have any confirmation of casualties and who would be among the casualties. kylie atwood at the state department, what is latest youre hearing there. the state department just yesterday warned americans away from the kabul airport specifically because of terror threats to the airport. >> reporter: yeah, that is right. just this morning the top state department official in afghanistan warned of an imminent threat, ...

As we reported yesterday, a credible threat intelligence stream that the u.s. had about plots, planning and capability to carry out an attack targeting exactly a gate like this and exactly a crowd like this that has been gathering at these gates. i want to go now to sam kiley. he was on the ground until just yesterday morning among the journalists taking out of the country in part because of safety concerns. sam, this was the concern and the sad fact is the pentagon now confirming such an attack...

Walsh in doha. we see now a confirmed attack. >> -- only the families of the u.s. serve men concerned about who may have been on the airport at the time and also for the many afghans waiting outside. we dont know the reason behind this at this stage. it is an explosion. we havent clarified precisely there are many things moving in that area. could be crowded areas so other reasons why there could have been a blast but it will play directly into fears of a possible attack. let me just tell you a ...

Frankly trying to get into the airport. that would explain why we are hearing there are afghan casualties as a result of this explosion. now, we are told that this explosion looks like a suicide attack. that it was something that one person potentially going in, but were looking to learn more about that. but significantly these gates have been closed largely for the last few days. as the united states has prioritized getting in americans. but the afghans have still been in large crowds outside o...

Casualties are unclear at this time. we will provide additional details when we can. we also learned moments ago that president biden has been briefed on that explosion outside of kabul airport. a white house official tells cnn. and we are waiting on a pentagon press briefing which will happen in about 30 minutes from now. the back ground on this, as you look at a live picture from the kabul airport, that in recent days and yesterday we reported the u.s. has been very concerned about a credible ...

That was the expectation and the reason for targeting american forces was because the group want to create american casualties and they want to create you know fear and panic. this threat assess. that weve all been hearing in the past 24, 48 hours that have been growing, people were told to stay away from the airport and not go close to the gates was all around the threat that was posed by a vehicle born explosive device. and i think now for the president, for others in the situation room, the c...

Speaking. so this is going to be an incredibly quick evolving situation. were looking to learn more. were there any casualties, was anyone hurt on the u.s. side as of now, there are no u.s. casualties that we are told. but well also watch to see how this impacts the evacuation effort. the united states is still flying americans out of the country. they warned those americans to stay away from these gates, just yesterday because of the threat stream that they were seeing. but right now what were ...

0 casualties are unclear at this time. we will provide additional details when we can. we also learned moments ago that president biden has been briefed on that explosion outside of kabul airport. a white house official tells cnn. and we are waiting on a pentagon press briefing which will happen in about 30 minutes from now. the back ground on this, as you look at a live picture from the kabul airport, that in recent days and yesterday we reported the u.s. has been very concerned about a credibl...