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In this complex suicide bombing attack. as we've been reporting all morning we can confirm two explosions, one at the abbey gate, one near the barron hotel. those marines were not outside the airport, they were along that barbed wire we've been seeing and helping the state department as they check papers and kept the security at the gate. last night at abbey gate there was a crush, a sea of humanity described to me. 5,000 people, many, many layers deep trying to get in. they knew, the state department knew, the pentagon knew, everyone knew that was a race against the clock. that isis had threa...

How do you communicate with people in the country? how do they reach you, commander? >> a whole slough of reasons the three of us lead the thing called dynamo two and really what it is, it's the air bridge of the northern corridor. so what happens is we sat down and figured out that kabul was going to fall and we didn't want -- many would be left behind. this was unacceptable to us so we looked at human and physical terrain and figured the northern corridor would be the best option for those left behind to get out. >> bill: how many have you been able to get to safety? >> i really couldn't tel...

Eyewitness, one of our interpreters trying to get out since the taliban first took over kabul. he did not -- he was not able to get there but still helping people. >> bill: his name is carl. right now we believe he is at the hospital. with us now mark green joins our coverage. good morning to you. i'm certain you're watching the updates. your initial reaction to what appears to be not just the final days in afghanistan of a 20 years war but the final hours now. >> it's just gut wrenching. i'm getting calls from people at the gate. what i'm hearing is two different explosions that happened near...

There was a suicide bombing at the abbey gate. barron gate and abbey are close to each other. injuries not confirmed but americans -- there have been american persons injured. again, there was a fire fight that broke out. this has been something that word has been out for the last few days that they were planning something like this from isis. the first thing that came to mind one of my first runs to the gate to take people across was this would be a perfect scenario for a suicide bombing and would just cause mayhem. you can imagine thousands of people packed into a small tiny area loaded with...

Has been put on the population in the capital city. reading from reuters now. this is what they are reporting out of kabul. the blast has killed at least 13 including children. and they are citing a taliban official. it reads an explosion outside the kabul airport killed 13 included 13 and wounded many taliban guards according to the taliban from kabul now. chad pergram is working his sources live on the hill to bring us more from there in washington chad, hello. >> the house and senate are out of session right now but certainly been dialed into situation in afghanistan here. i've talked to mu...