CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper October 6, 2021 20:31:00
Into a city in disarray. the taliban's supreme leader called the prisoners political detainees. but they were members of the taliban, al qaeda and isis-k. one of those prisoners was abdul rahman, an isis-k member. 11 days later it was he who carried out the suicide bombing at abbey gate killing 13 u.s. service members and about 170 afghans. officials say he had been released from the prison near bagram air base under u.s. control until it was given to the afghan military this summer and then fell to the taliban. the afghans have run the prison since 2013. the attack underscores the chaotic fin...