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Events involving afghans at the airport. has this changed that situation? that is a question that we simply can't answer now. the president may know the answer because he's been briefed and has got access to information that we don't. we're in a wait-and-see mode. and it is possible that the pentagon at that 10:30 briefing will be able to lay out more detail about the scale of the attack and we'll see if the white house has anything to note as well. >> i did see a c-17 taxiing on the runway. we'll continue to monitor and see if that is an indication that flights continue despite the threat. wh...

Are among those wounded among the casualties at the airport. the white house taking this seriously. we learned a short time ago that president biden has been briefed. our kaitlan collins at the white house. we're hearing the president is in the situation room on this. >> reporter: that is where he's monitoring all of the developments coming out of afghanistan including this explosion at the airport. as they are still trying to figure out what happened an the number of casualties. the pentagon has confirmed but trying to determine the actual number and what the except of the damage of this tack...

That country for those who want to leave. i do want to play some video that we had live on the screen a short time ago following the attack, following this explosion and that is a u.s. military jet taxiing down the runway and taking off. and an indication at least in that flight that at least one evacuation flight was able to get off after this attack, perhaps a sign that the operation can continue. you see the plane taking off there. we also have nick paton walsh in qatar where many of the evacuation flights have been heading. on your end, and you've seen thousands come in there in recent day...

With intelligence about a threat in recent days, a threat to the airport. we do not have any confirmation of casualties and who would be among the casualties. kylie atwood at the state department, what is latest you're hearing there. the state department just yesterday warned americans away from the kabul airport specifically because of terror threats to the airport. >> reporter: yeah, that is right. just this morning the top state department official in afghanistan warned of an imminent threat, right. we know that yesterday they told americans to stay away, to leave the gates at the airport i...

As we reported yesterday, a credible threat intelligence stream that the u.s. had about plots, planning and capability to carry out an attack targeting exactly a gate like this and exactly a crowd like this that has been gathering at these gates. i want to go now to sam kiley. he was on the ground until just yesterday morning among the journalists taking out of the country in part because of safety concerns. sam, this was the concern and the sad fact is the pentagon now confirming such an attack. >> reporter: yeah, the situation on kabul international airport for several days until i left yest...