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Taliban with the very real possibility of an isis-k attack. we're taking every precaution but this is very high risk. >> a defense official says the concerns are based on a very specific threat stream from isis-k about attacks against the crowds outside the airport. we are expecting new numbers on yesterday's evacuations any moment. international security editor nick paton walsh back with us. nick, this is winding down quickly. i want to step back for a second here because so much has been happening, you've got these planes leaving every 45 minutes i guess on average here. they are filling the...

Enemies and each of them has their own maligned purpose there. i just don't know what we can do. again, to point out, how do you tell americans or afghan partners or the siv partners to go to the airport? basically now, it is a death trap. if you go to airport, you are a target from who knows what group? >> sandra: expected to give a briefing at 3 o'clock eastern time and calling it a complex attack that resulted in a number of u.s. and civilian casualties. it has been hours since we have heard from kirby and hours since we have heard from the white house and we do hope that we get

Facilitate. remember, there were negotiations prior to today's attack about who would control the kabul airport after we got out this coming tuesday. there were negotiations with turkey and other countries. we don't know where that stands. we do know with such a devastating and coordinated attack as we see now, people are not likely getting out if they are not already on that tarmac and we are not sure who is getting out until we get an update. >> sandra: a little bit of an update from the white house as far as guidance. actually, the update is there are no updates from the white house. we hav...

By the commanders leading the effort on the ground. >> reporter: we make clear to the taliban any attack on the forces will be met with swift and forceful response. where is this an attack of the forces targeted at the airport? the operations disrupted? if indeed it was, would disqualify for a swift and forceful response? >> secretary psaki: the president addressed exactly that when he said we will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down. when he spoke an hour. he was referring to the attack of terrorists from isis-k who launched the attack and kill u.s. service members. >> repo...

>> the u.s. international security team is with the president. those briefings up to the hill are taking place. but the information is coming through u.s. central command up to the pentagon, so the president has the latest information. we can -- we can report that the death toll of american servicemembers is likely to rise. i hate to be the barer of that news. but the situation is very fluid. at least, ten u.s. servicemembers at this point. some marines and some u.s. soldiers, but it was a very serious attack this morning and you have seen the images outside of abbey gate. >> john: before we l...