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There in afghanistan. we continue our coverage right now. let's toss it over to garrett haake. garrett? >> chris jansing, thank you. i'm garrett haake. there has been an explosion outside the kabul airport. you're looking at live pictures of the airport. it's 6:30 in the evening tonight. pentagon says casualties are still unclear at this point. we know that the president has been briefed on the explosion. he was in a preplanned national security meeting this morning. white house officials are huddling as we speak. we hope to learn more from them soon. the airport has been under a terror threat...

>> sandra: calling this a complex attack and joey jones explained what that is and what the implications are going forward. >> a complex attack means that you use a distraction, whether it is a bomb or gunfight and it is a planned and strategy. if it is a complex attack, it means that it was designed to kill the most people at a specific place, at a specific time and it shows planning and strategy. >> sandra: is that what you took away from that description from the pentagon? >> yeah, he nailed it. it is right on. when i say a complex attack, it is planned and they knew what they were doing. t...

They are going to be holding a press conference at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. we will likely get an update then. a lot of this is being delayed. but peter, keep us posted. >> john: we are going to go back to jennifer griffin and she has more breaking news. i imagine it is along the same lines. >> yes, we can update the number of the death toll. 12 u.s. servicemembers have been killed in the attack this morning. there were 12 killed in action this morning. 11 marines and one navy medic. this is the largest death toll for u.s. servicemembers in this kind of attack in over a decade.

Marines, one navy medic killed in the attack. all he said the president had the moment about going after th. that's what he wanted to convey. you want to comment about his remarks. >> what sadness this is a manufactured crisis. this is the administrations own doing. we see what happens when you do things in the wrong order. you do not pull your troops out before you get your people out. before you get the embassy workers out in the americans out, the afghans who helped us out. then you pull the troops out. if we are seeing what happens when you trust the taliban to help you reach your ends. it...

Complex attack. and then, a second explosion rocked the area by the hotel. >> john: that hotel is part of an american rescue operation just days ago. at least, 13 people are dead as result of the attacks. the kabul hospital saying at least, 16 have been injured. listen here. >> word has been out for the last few days and understanding something of this nature. the first thing that came to mind and one of my first runs to the gate to take people across is this would be a perfect scene -- scenario for a suicide bombing and cause mayhem.