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And clearly al qaeda has aspirations to attack america, always has. isis-k obviously has aspirations greater than afghanistan. thats why they have fundamental disagreements with the afghan taliban. i dont think they have the wherewithal yet to conduct an attack against america. why would we permit them to acquire it and why we wanted to keep the modest force there. remember, c.i.a. bases were focused on these organizations. al qaeda and isis. that was their primary focus and the intelligence cap...

>> we have to be attune to the possibility that isis-k or any other group within afghanistan would look to extend its reach beyond afghanistan itself. the intelligence community has briefed us over time that their current capability to threaten the homeland is not there but thats a capability theyre seeking and well continue to pay close attention to that. >> dana: general, your thoughts on that. >> well, he just provided the justification for why we should have kept a modest force inside afghan...

The orders from president biden were to go to zero and leave only a small embassy presence behind. over the weekend two attacks on u.s. forces. last night five rockets shot down. a mortar system that fires 3,000 rounds a minute. another attack thwarted yesterday. a reaper drone destroyed a car filled with suicide bombers less than two miles from the front gate of the airport where troops still stand guard. another reefer flying from the united arab emirates killed two isis planners. >> two of th...

You are on a dangerous journey in taliban and isis-k infested territories as we have seen the taliban reverting in some outer provinces already to their old ways. this as the u.s. is still trying to determine how they will have a relationship with this new taliban government. the secretary saying at least for now temporarily there will be no diplomatic presence left behind. >> bill: thank you, griff. more to come from the department of state. >> dana: the sun is setting on afghanistan. the deadl...