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Could target the afghans. but as of now, there's no credible or specific threat. norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. more now on those afghan refugees. tonight, thousands are being housed at the u.s. airbase in qatar. it is the first stop as they seek to build new lives far from their homeland, but most have no idea where the next stop will be. cbs' charlie d'agata reports from doha. >> reporter: these refugees were among the last to escape kabul. by no small miracle, they somehow managed to get themselves and their children on board the few remaining u.s. military flights out. lieuten...

We'll get more on president biden�*s comments in a few minutes, but first let's get more on the situation in kabul. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has just sent this report, which does have some distressing images from the start. the feared attack, a bombing forewarned, casualties rushed yet again into kabul�*s emergency hospital after twin bombings close to kabul airport. this man was there. translation: i saw at least 400 or 500 people there. _ the explosion was really powerful. half were hurled into the water, others on the ground outside. we carried the wounded here ...

Even in president biden�*s own party, of the us having to depend on the taliban to secure the perimeter of the airport. what's been his response to that? he rejects that criticism. he stands by it. he praised general mckenzie, who's the top commander in the region, saying that he thinks he did well to try and keep that area secure. and he made the point, and he keeps reminding people of this, that it is in the taliban's interest for isis k, this group who has taken responsibility for the explosions at kabul, to not get bigger. lets look at some of the international reaction to the attacks in...

In the past 20 years. the pentagon put on a brave face. i would like to offer my profound condolences to the families of our service men and women and afghan civilians who lost their lives today. we have put more than 5,000 us servicemembers at risk to save as many civilians as we can. it's a noble mission, and today we have seen first—hand how dangerous that mission is. isis will not deter us from accomplishing the mission, i can assure you of that. hours earlier, in the centre of kabul, an ever growing clamour, people desperate to find ways to get that airport. i worked in security with br...

Afghans are crossing through the border every day. this woman is from the minority hazara community, persecuted by the taliban. she has made the dangerous trip from kabul with her daughters. she tells me that her daughter—in—law was killed in a taliban bombing some years ago. translation: they are terrible people. | i am scared of them. they have martyred my daughter—in—law. they do not have any sympathy. they are heartless. the people here are scared for their safety. there are many reasons for afghans to fear the taliban. they are walking into unknown futures. still, they do not want...