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Were currently present, but to make sure that there are no, theyre incapable of launching attacks against afghans anywhere, everywhere. >> all right. seems like no comment from you on the criticism from the former president, hamid karzai. let me get your take on this. general mickelson who led this and all u.s. forces in afghanistan said this morning as well -- "we will not relent in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrades in 2017." do you believe the american people and afghan people...

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In conversations and report back that amri had discussed the possibility of launching attacks and that those attacks had been sanctioned by soon ormembers en this isis recruiting network in german, including a serbian german figure who was arrested back in november and that other members of the circle were discussing launching truck attacks in germany, including by loading up the trucks with bombs and a lot of gasoline. they were aware of all of this weeks and weeks and weeks ago, but they faile...

Intensifies across europe. want to to go to erin mcloughlin in berlin for more on these developments. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. thats right, we are learning new information about 24-year-old tunisian national anis amri, the main suspect behind the german market attack, and his links to the pro-isis recruitment network here in germany. we understand that five senior members of the recruitment network were arrested back in november. cnn had a chance to view the case files, som...

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According to investigative files obtained by cnn, german authorities not only knew he had contacts with these pro-isis operatives but that he had "spoken several times" about launching attacks in germany. now the manhunt is on not just for him but anyone who may have helped him slip away. evan perez is with me, our cnn justice correspondent so evan what specifically did the u.s. know about this guy and what did they do about it? >> well, brooke, what they first did was put him on a no fly list. ...

Launching attacks in germany. so now as we said. the hunt is on not just for him but for anyone with who may have helped him slip away. for the latest on this bruise, evan perez is the go to guy, our justice correspondent in washington. when we say this guy was known to u.s. intelligence before the attack, what does that mean? >> brook, it means they put him on a no-fly list. this is information the u.s. intelligence agency had been able to gather before this attack. it appears there was a lot o...