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Explosions. we have also heard further blasts through out the evening, the last one quite powerful about rattling our windows. it is not clear what they were for some some suggestions they could have been carried by american forces destroying equipment as they prepare to leave, but it is really adding to a feeling of anxiety here in kabul. what afghanistan would look like, the prospect of that, some afghans, they at least been clinging to the hope that life would be people in the meantime. there...

Terrorist attacks at the kabul airport. the terrorist group isis-k has claimed responsibility. the pentagon confirmed 12 u.s. service members were killed and 15 wounded after two explosions outside the airport at a nearby hotel. more than 60 innocent afghans were killed and several civilians injured. u.s. allies have been expressing lots of again with the manner of this braul. the french president was saying they werent sure they could get out all the people woe would like to evac aid. the elyss...

Todays deadly terrorist attacks. lets bring in cnns chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim, what are you snaerg what do we know in the pentagon keeps saying that the threat is still ongoing. >> yeah. 24 hours ago you and i were sitting here and i was discussing a credible intelligence stream about exactly this kind of target and this group. isis-k orris mick state in the korison and nobody has said that isis-k has lost that ability to carry out more attacks. kabul remains a targe...

And were back with the breaking news. terrorist attacks in kabul with the pentagon warning they expect more attacks are possible. lets discuss this with ambassador ryan crocker, former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. ambassador crocker, i want to get your reaction to the attacks. 12 u.s. service members killed and 15more wounded and dozens more innocent afghans killed and wounded. was this inevitable? one of the things that weve been hearing from the white house is they have been fearing of a te...

Others have been thwarted. we cut down the information we gave the taliban. they dont get the full range of information that we, have but we give them enough to act and time and space to prevent the attacks. >> the situation on the ground has been fluid for weeks changing by the hour but these attacks mark a much greater shift. general mckenzie made it clear they would use the forces available, aircraft overhead including fighters and gunships and apaches there on the field and drones to do what...

But as is often the case people have locked up the gates once again and in fact as you know they are securing the gates. abbey gate is the only gate that we understand will be open in the future and we still have at least from our rolls at least 60 to 100 u.s. citizens who have been going to the gays for three or four days at a time yet to get in and it looks like it will be even more difficult. >> one of the things that doesnt make any sense to me and i guess terrorism never makes sense but som...

Heartbreaking day for our country. so my sympathies to the service members families, to the 13 now i guess that we have lost and 15 wounded and of course scores of afghans and others. i condemn the terrorist attacks. we have to continue our mission. but, joy, that interview, i was staggered to learn that it was lieutenant byrd who made that announcement on the floor of the house. for the last seven months i have wondered who was it trying to help save our lives? i was up in the gallery that day ...

In afghanistan and the big—picture threats in the country, i spoke to bruce hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the council on foreign relations. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, isis has had a presence in afghanistan for some years now. the good news is since 2018-2019, the years now. the good news is since 2018—2019, the pace of attacks has dropped by about 80%, the bad news is between january and april this year, they staged three times as many attacks as o...

We found that hole and if we can find this hole we can find a lot of other holes and i think the second one was you made a deal with the taliban, but you forgot were going to contest the talibans authority over kabul. kabul has always been a contested area. they have split. this is now the taliban versus the haqqani network and others and we are flat-footed on that. >> youre part of 40 former government officials working around the clock to evacuate american citizens and evacuate lawful permanen...

In isis khorasan. increasing terrorist attacks. heres the other challenge. isis doesnt control territory necessarily inside afghanistan, theyre more of a terrorist group, they blend in with the population. if you want to retaliate, do something, theres nothing really to go after except that terrorist network, and at present, we cant do that. al qaeda and isis are in rivalry, al qaeda and taliban are in alignment, allies in a sense. they would love to do an attack like today, but repeat them over...