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Feeling about the impact of this strike on isis-k in aftghanista? have you degraded them in any fashion? can you explain that, or if they're high profile, have you deferred, degraded? what is your conclusion about what the impact of this strike actually has been? >> they have two -- they have two high-profile planners or facilitators. one planner, one facilitator, no longer on their roll. they have lost some capability to plan and to conduct missions. but, barbara, make no mistake, nobody is writing this off and saying, well, we got them, so we don't have to worry about isis-k anymore. not the...

Yesterday that he does not want them to live on the earth anymore. >> ordinarily, such threats are conveyed using phrases such as brought to justice, and are rarely stated so plainly. then, there are the quieter words of condolence. we learned that planning is underway for calls to families of the 13 service members. riley mccallum's family among them, of course. white house official telling us they will come once next of kin notifications have taken place. we have a number of reports starting with cnn's alex marquardt at the pentagon. alex, the pentagon bracing for a likely second attack. w...

Was it a predator drone? can you give us any information? >> that's over-the-horizon. >> so no specific information? and then were there reports that the targets were in a vehicle? is that accurate? or was there any other damage to isis infrastructure? >> as i think the general said right at the top, we're going to be loathe to release a lot of tactical level bda detail here. we want to preserve as much flexibility as we can. so i think you can understand, or at least i hope you can understand that we're just not going to be able to answer a lot of that detailed stuff right now. >> what do you...

Doesn't indicate if they were senior operatives or in command of anything. we are told here at cnn that at least one of them was involved in planning potential future attacks against the airport, so the threat there is very concerning. one of the big questions, of course, did the strike have permanent impact on the isis organization in afghanistan. hears what the press secretary, john kirby, had to say. >> one planner, one facilitator no longer on the muster roll. so they've lost some capability to plan and to conduct missions. but barbara, make no mistake, nobody is writing this off, saying w...

They're very dynamic, and we are monitoring them literally in real time. as i said yesterday, we are taking all the means necessary to remain focused on that threat stream and doing what we can for force protection. >> so nobody calling it a death blow to isis-k. they'll keep after it. as hours tick down towards the tuesday deadline, growing concern by the minute, trying to keep the airport and all people there including troops trying to leave, trying to keep them safe, especially after the terrible attack a few days ago. wolf? >> as you know, barbara, evacuations are still under way today. th...