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Overlooked about bagram is that it contains the largest prison in afghanistan. the decision to hand bagram over to the taliban allows them to release between 5,007,000 prisoners and include any maxim security cell where most the hardened al qaeda and isis leaders were. they were released before the withdrawal and free to go after them. let's hope that none of those terrorists were involved in the attack today because that would be a searing indictment of decision to withdraw from bagram. the other point is, instead of being chased us, he justified his decision to stick with the august 31st wit...

Shot, too. that may not even make as big a difference as far as potential for casualties. what it could tell us is whether the airport perimeter was breached or not. i think we need to also take a look at -- obviously, officials don't know who was behind this yet but who may have had the momentum or the interest in carrying out an attack hike this. >> right. >> and all signs would point to more likely isis than certainly a taliban attack. the taliban have been working in conjunction and coordination with the military. but isis has a real vested interest in an attack like this. in most cases, l...

Relationship and changes that tower balance, that remains to be seen. we are still waiting to learn more about who is responsible, who or what group is responsible for this attack and the number and nature of the casualties, if there are any. but, yes, it certainly is one of the many decision points and one of the many areas of influence and questions that remain that president biden will certainly have to take as he makes decisions and the next steps here. >> let's focus on what we do know. the pace of evacuations from this airport has picked up substantially in the last couple of days. admin...

Over our skis. there's been a lot of discussion in the last couple of days about the possibility of terror attacks on these gates. you heard it from mark. you heard it from our reporters. concern among united states officials, allied officials about the possibility of an attack like this and about the players on the ground. we talked about this with raf. mark, can you give us more context about who the other operators are in afghanistan that officials would be worried about, that even the taliban would be worried about? the prospect of whether al qaeda is still there in a significant way, isis...

But right now, it is about protecting u.s. troops and getting this evacuation to continue. >> john: we thought that we had the sound from mcmaster, but we don't. he said, i wouldn't surprise if this is just a strawman who were organizing this attack to humiliate us further. and we were reminded yesterday of an ancient proverb. my brother and i against my cousin and my brother and i against the stranger. the taliban took no action to try and keep the suicide bomber away from these gates. >> listen, the taliban had a big ring around these gates.