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They do not see al qaeda having the capability to launch an attack on the homeland, nor the desire. they say fewer than a dozen key al qaeda members remain in afghanistan are not plotting any attack on the homeland. there is a really important c caveat to that, the affiliates outside of the region could be planning an attack and driven by core al qaeda in afghanistan to conduct an attack on the homeland. the u.s. says they see no evidence there is attack planning here. of course, it raises questions about we have much less of a footprint on the ground in afghanistan obviously so our intelligen...

If we were going to be challenged, it was going to be by isis. and i think some of the things we've done yesterday, particularly the strike, and other things we've done have disrupted their ability to conduct that attack planning. but they remain a very lethal force, and i think we would assess that probably there are at least 2,000 hardcore isis fighters in afghanistan now. and of course many of those come from the prisons that were opened a few days ago. so that number is up and is probably as high as it's ever been in quite a while. and that's going to be a challenge for the taliban i belie...

Particularly the strike, and other things we have done have disrupted their ability to conduct that attack planning. they remain a very lethal force, and i think we would assess that probably there are at least 2,000 hard-core isis fighters in afghanistan now. of course, many of those come from the prisons that were opened a few days ago. so that number is up and is probably as high as it has ever been in quite a while. that's going to be a challenge for the taliban, i believe, in the days ahead. >> reporter: thank you, general. two quick questions. there are about 500 afghan soldiers who are ...

By isis. some of the things we did yesterday, particularly the strike and other things have disrupted their ability to conduct that attack planning. they remain a very lethal force and we would assess that probably there's at least 2,000 hardcore isis fighters in afghanistan now. many of those come from the prisons that were opened a few days ago. that number is up and as high as it's been in quite a while. that will be a challenge nor the taliban in the days ahead. >> thank you, a few quick questions. there's about 500 afghan soldiers protecting the perimeter. did you evacuate them and their ...

0 tonight before dumping rain in tennessee and ohio river valleys tomorrow. there's flash flooding and mudslides along the way. we wish those people well and a quick recovery in a very difficult situation. thanks nor being with us today for "the story," august 30, 2021. the "the story" continues tomorrow. see you back here. >> neil: thank you, martha, very much. we're on top of two storms gripping the world right now. certainly our part with the flooding and damage and winds and still more flooding and damage and winds to come from hurricane ida, now tropical storm ida. also following what's g...