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How is that the case. they could have reversed this. i don't believe that the president's hands were tied and they're not tied now. why not withdrawal cal izad. and if there is another attack like this or if if you interrupt our evacuation they could be willing to impose those costs. it is a question of will. and as we go further down the path your options get fewer and fewer. and especially if the mission is just to get out. what do you really expect our military and our diplomats on the the ground to do, right? >> fair question. and for the many people and i've spoken to some and i'm sure yo...

They've stood, i've seen videos of them standing in sewage water in the ducts along there below razor wire dangerous in the crush holding up pieces of paper demanding to be allowed in, making they're case as to why the nato allies should bring them on to the base. now obviously for those who have a distaste for the u.s. presence, they prove a target but coming out of the base there have been u.s. service members in the past, unclear what has occurred here but it is a sensitive and delicate target. so densely populated. >> no question, nick paton walsh. so let's remember what we have learned at...

Of the international community trying to get out of afghanistan, for getting into the air base. so one of the preferred targets for a group like isis-k. and then on the walls above it, on the perimeter, it is guarded on the airfield side by americans and on the british side by brits. the brits have been scaling back operations and trying to find out exactly whether or not camp barren still exists as a british base. but there were multi-national forces from all over the world in that area guarding the perimeter. not just americans. but this is clearly a major blow to them all. particularly to a...

And one targeting one of the gates of entry to the kabul airport where many afghan civilians but also notably american citizens and green card holders have had to use to access those evacuation flights. and by the way, to get that access has been very difficult. the taliban has been denying many people from coming through but also concerns about an attack just like this led the u.s. embassy in kabul yesterday to warn americans away from going to entrances and gates to the airport because of the threat of a terror attack just like this one. the pentagon has not confirmed casuals yet. it is a qu...

0 casualties are unclear at this time. we will provide additional details when we can. we also learned moments ago that president biden has been briefed on that explosion outside of kabul airport. a white house official tells cnn. and we are waiting on a pentagon press briefing which will happen in about 30 minutes from now. the back ground on this, as you look at a live picture from the kabul airport, that in recent days and yesterday we reported the u.s. has been very concerned about a credible threat stream about potential terror attacks targeting the gates to the airport and the crowds aro...