and through the abbey gate entrance to the airport. and it's sounding like, based on basically the really graphic video that we're starting to see that possibly, that, that drainage ditch that people are going through and trying to get to marines. that were, that were outside the gate entrance, showing their papers that possibly a bomber used that ditch to detonate explosives. but again, we continue to wait for more details from both the pentagon and the white house, where press briefings are expected to be held at any moment. now, after being delayed several hours, i said earlier, rory, it's certainly possible that president biding, considering the latest news about us casualties will likely speak about the ongoing situation in cobble, not, not confirmed, but it is certainly not out of the question. it's also safe to say this will undoubtedly have an impact on the u. s. evacuation operation that's going probably halting that operation or certainly living, eliminating its continued progress back to you. john, i wanted to ask you a quic

going to the airport gate. now, michael waltz just wrote me. he is watching us right now. he said members of congress are going over. the administration are going over the administration because the administration won't leave. he said he was up all night with american citizens that were turned away at multiple gates. moulton and hire are wrong. all these people including americans become leverage for the taliban. we cannot leave this country without our people. what don't they understand? that is the american east those. we don't leave -- what are they thinking? steve: joe biden did say i got a back-up plan. asked the pentagon guys if we are not going to finish the job midnight tuesday into wednesday, contingency so maybe that's what's going to happen. brian: he said i told him contingency plan he also told me to get out by the 31st. what's the contingency plan. ainsley: the majority of america i would say sides with you on this because they want all americans to come home.

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for both the suicide bombing at the north gate of the airport of capital airport. where the majority of us debts reportedly happened. there was also an explosion at the hotel. the baron hotel, which was recently until recently used by us and british forces diplomats to vet and to approve people for evacuation. it hasn't been in recent days, but that is where a suicide. sorry, a car bobbing took place it. he's very close just just across the road. from another checkpoint that was manned by predominantly taliban sizes. had between the taliban and sizes and the hotels where a whole lot of people which, which are everywhere around the hotel, around the, the field around the perimeter of the fuel that is kilometers and kilometers. a fed to checkpoints that surrounded by civilian people who are desperate people who are waving pieces of paper to get in screaming, pushing and shoving, with no space to move you to there have been reports of people being trampled without the bombings pads. i'm tied to the to worry them. and that's the problem is that the threat of more bombi

to the airport and the crowds around those gates. the u.s. believing that terror groups had both the capability and the planning to carry out such attacks. there is still no attribution for these attacks or as we said, any confirmation about casualties. we have our reporters covering the story. let's begin with nick paton walsh in doha. we see now a confirmed attack. >> -- only the families of the u.s. serve men concerned about who may have been on the airport at the time and also for the many afghans waiting outside. we don't know the reason behind this at this stage. it is an explosion. we haven't clarified precisely there are many things moving in that area. could be crowded areas so other reasons why there could have been a blast but it will play directly into fears of a possible attack. let me just tell you a little bit about where we think this might have occurred. in the out skirts of hamid karzai airport. no precise location. but there are many afghans waiting at key gates. there is one called abby gate and northeast gate and

occurred near the abby gate at the kabul airport. he has confirmed a unknown number of casualties and the three servicemembers hurt in the explosion in afghanistan they are marines. we know three servicemen were injured. it was a suicide attack. we know that they were marines. we know that there is another bombing or an explosion i should say near the airport. we know that there was another explosion at the baron hotel 200 yards from the airport. that is a staging ground for americans trying to get out. that is what is happening over there. it is spiraling down. let's get to the markets. i don't at this point, i don't think we can say they're reacting to what is going on in kabul although they have turned south across the board. lauren: there is a change in tone. there is change in tone all week t shifted really fast. seems like there was hated and unloved bull rally. full-on bull, all the meme stocks were up 28 days in a row. number of covid infections rising. now you have geopolitical uncertainty. those last two make investors not

these gates to get into the airport, the only gates to the only airport to get out of kabul. the service members were there anyway. working on processing these people. and obviously that speaks to just how heroic they were. we don't have information on this. it's a devastating ing situatio the white house. we'll wait to see if we hear from president biden. >> one of the things that stands out in my mind is something that our clarissa ward said the day she was leaving afghanistan. she spoke to i believe it was a member of the british military forces who had served in a province. when she was at the airport he said to her he had done i think two hours in heldman province. but that what he had seen at the airport in the last -- in the last week, was harder than anything else he had seen in his time in afghanistan. what these troops, american and british, and others are having to witness just on a hour by hour basis, the desperation, the horrible choices that are made from the top of a wall about who gets in and who doesn't, babies being handed over, i mean, it is obviously that

one of the airports gates, the taliban has condemned the attack. does it try to bulk up security in the city? us forces also on high alert, mid warnings more attacks by i saw you as president joe biden is facing a growing criticism. after 13 american soldiers died, he'd vowed those responsible will pay the left is continuing until the august 31st deadline. but other countries, including the u. k, ending or have ended the evacuation missions, charles stratford begins coverage with this report from cobble must be lindsey's rushed through the streets to collect the wounded bodies are lifted on to stretches . the 2 attacks by suicide bombers happened close to the abbey gate entrance to cobble airport, yet the power of hotel he was a sudden explosion. we climbed out and saw that there were many people effected. people were held everywhere their brains with scattered. there were also foreign forces who were fall. i saw at least 4 or 500 people where the explosion was really powerful. half were held into the water, others on the ground outside. we carried

attacking the crowds outside of the gates of the airport. have you gotten a reaction from the white house. >> reporter: this is what president biden has been concerned about and white house officials have been concerned about for several days. it is why we have heard repeatedly from the president in these recent days. this warning that things could get nasty in the final days of this evacuation. that while there had not been any american casualties yet, that certainly was a possibility. of course we have no indication that that is the case at this point. but this is the fear that there were these credible threats. it is why we saw the warning from the u.s. embassy to tell americans not to come to the gates at the airport unless they have been provided with specific instructions to do so. i'm now hearing, jim, though from a white house official that president biden has indeed been briefed on this explosion that took place outside of kabul airport. that of course was already confirmed by the pentagon press secretary that this explosion did ind

many of them are standing outside of the airport. that gate. last night there were some 5,000 afghans crowded outside that same gate. it is the abbey gate. the pentagon says it is still unclear on how many people were hurt or worse. there are reports of multiple fatalities, though. listen to one witness describe the horror as it unfolded. >> i'm an afghan worked for the united states marine corp. i was over here to go and get close to the airport and get on a plane and get out of here. there was an explosion that happened inside the crowd. a lot of people got hurt and i got a baby girl she was 5 years old and she died right in my hands. i don't know what exactly -- i think some of the americans got hurt, too. and so people are running around. right now i have some casualties with me in my vehicle and i'm taking them to the hospital. >> harris: thank god for him. fox team coverage now on this breaking news. in a moment i'll get reaction from jim banks, republican congressman from indiana. griff jenkins at the state department and first trey ying

the airport's gates. up to 1,500 u.s. citizens remain in afghanistan as evacuation efforts continue. the u.s. still plans to withdraw military forces by next tuesday. >>> and johnson & johnson says it has evidence people who received its one-shot covid-19 vaccine could benefit from a booster shot after six months. it says a recent study finds a second dose raises antibody levels. johnson & johnson booster shots could come as early as next month. >>> enrollment in public schools dropped nationwide because of the pandemic. some students switched to private schools or at-home learning. ads carter evans reports, others have vanished from the system. >> reporter: at tate elementary in las vegas, counselors are working the phones. >> we were concerned because they haven't started the first day of school. >> reporter: they're looking for children still missing from class weeks after the school year began. like 7-year-old george gomez. >> go ahead and take a deep breath -- let it out. >> reporter: the nervous sec

citizens to leave the airport gates immediately. you know, they did that warning yesterday or the day before. and then, we had, you know, the explosion at the airport. do you think that's connected in any way? >> yeah, i'm going to guess yes. i don't know for sure, don. i'm not privy to secret intelligence anymore but that's the way it has always happened in my experience when i was in combat. you know, you have one piece of intelligence. you track it down, and then you start getting more. and -- and whether that was coming from signals intelligence, they were reading their mail. human intelligence, on the ground with them. overhead intelligence that the -- the very different kinds of intelligence. i'm sure the warning at the embassy tonight and, in fact, that's what kind of piqued my interest. it told me uh-oh, they got the crosshairs on someone who is planning attack and whereas they want to get people out of the embassy or -- or -- excuse me, out of the airport quickly. they are still drawing a beat on the individual that is eith

and indeed the danger at the airport gates. i am wondering how it could have been better, however, based on that tip we had. >> brian i think we talked on tuesday that this was the worst-case scenario, that there could be a terrorist attack of some sort, t airport tt we still have intelligence capability. we knew this was coming on the warnings went out. i think what this shows is that this is not a place where we dominate and control the airspace. when you think about bagram air base, we had been there for decades. we control the outside of the perimeter, we control the parameters, we had intelligence assets who would be out in one motion. we could extract and control the train. that is not the case now. the taliban, despite what you hear, and what is commonly said, of taking over the country, they have been in kabul for two weeks. they have been gone for two decades. sometimes there is this perception that has been going on in this town. and we have only been going back very recently. so we are in a very nefarious situation.

with doing right at the airport gate. in this dangerous mission, their bravery, their risk and now their families back home forever changed. here's our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. >> reporter: it is the deadliest attack on u.s. forces in afghanistan in a decade, and now the families of american service members will get that knock on the door. an officer there to deliver the worst possible news. the marines and the navy medic killed today were guarding the airport in kabul, screening each and every person who went in. more than 104,000 men, women and children checked for weapons. >> this is closeup work. the breath of the person you are searching is upon you. while we have overwatch in place, we still have to touch the clothes of the person that's coming in. i think you all can appreciate the courage and the dedication that is necessary to do this job. and to do it time after time. >> reporter: for days, nearly 6,000 american troops have worked tirelessly to evacuate u.s. citizens and their afghan al

people back at the gates of the airport. dependent on terrorists to do that. jennifer griffin, i'm also joined by my cohost kayleigh mcenany who has a quick question for you. >> jennifer, i heard you earlier describe it as a "sea of humanity outside those gates, 5,000 people trying to evacuate, and just so jarring to think of these. and men and women trying to escape this and now the scenes we are seeing outside the gates, of course there are americans still in the country, how many are left to right now in afghanistan? do we have accounts and what is their hope for getting out at the hour? >> it's very difficult to say, kayleigh. as of the reporting yesterday and the reason it is difficult is that some of these americans who are dual passport holders, they are out in remote places, some of them have been contacted repeatedly by the state department and asked if they want to be evacuated. and some of those people it's safer frankly for them to stay where they are. inside kabul it's a different story. the estimate was that th

the alert advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and avoid airport gates. that is hours after the president joe biden was warned by his national security team another attack in kabul is likely, not just possible, but likely. white house official telling cnn quote the next few days of this mission will be the most dangerous period to date. the president saying this. >> look, the mission there in the form is dangerous and it is now come with significant loss of american personnel and it's a worthy mission because they continue to evacuate folks out of that region. >> the white house echoing the grim warning about the danger of the next few days. >> if the threat is on going and active, it is our troops are still in danger. that continues to be the case every day that they are there. most -- this is the most dangerous part of the mission. >> the pentagon warning the threats are credible and specific. >> we still believe there are credible threats. in fact, i'd say specific credible threats and we want to make sure we're prepared for those. >> press secretary j

for americans to stay away from the airport gates. a warning that proved all too true today what is isis-k an offshoot in afghanistan of the islamic state that originated in iraq. created six years ago in pakistan, an avowed enemy of the u.s. and rival to the taliban. >> isis is extremely real we've been talking about this for several days we saw it manifest itself in the last few hours. >> reporter: thousands of hardcore islamic state commanders were released from jails across afghanistan by the taliban in recent weeks, since the taliban takeover easily melding into the teaming masses in kabul. only yesterday, the secretary of state warned it was a high risk threat. >> we're operating in a hostile environment in a city and country now controlled by the taliban with the very real possibility of an isis-k attack. >> reporter: isis-k isn't the only terror threat the taliban named the leader of its most radical branch, the haqqani network, to be in charge of security in kabul kalil haqqani, a $5 million u.s. bounty on his head, brazenly

the pentagon saying the bomber detonated near the abbey gate, one of the main entrances of the airport. isis gunmen then firing into the crowd. another explosion taking place outside a nearby hotel. it's believed dozens of afghan civilians were also killed. president biden tonight calling those americans lost heroes. and after warning of a potential attack, late today the president now saying he has asked his commanders to develop plans to strike isis assets and leadership. the president saying the u.s. will move forward with the evacuations by august 31st, even with the threat of more attacks. so, what will this effort look like from here? and tonight, the american service members lost. what did they face? the description from the u.s. general late today. ian pannell live in qatar, martha raddatz with late reporting from washington. >>> back here at home tonight and the alarming news on the pandemic. the dire warning, what the u.s. could face between now and december. florida hitting an all-time high in covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. texas nearing a record today, too. and t

to get to the airport gate and unable to do so. it doesn't matter if you're an afghan, an american citizen or anyone else, you simply can't get through the crowd right now to get access to freedom. >> and what do they need? i understand the problem of americans and afghan allies who are in kandahar or can't get to kabul because the taliban is taking control of the country. they have checkpoints on the roads. but once people are in kabul and once people have gotten through that first perimeter and they're outside the airport wall, whether we're talking about afghan allies who have the right paperwork or american citizens, in some cases, they're standing there in this crowd, they're looking at servicemembers, they're yelling. what's the problem? why can't they get in? are u.s. servicemembers being given rules of engagement that preclude them from being able to help these allies or american citizens? >> we simply can't get people through the gate quickly enough. we don't have enough state department employees on the ground. the state

this as we're seeing disturbing images from outside the airport gates. several people killed in the chaos. american and british troops amid the crush of people offering water and assistance. our own martha raddatz pressing defense secretary lloyd austin on american operations there. tens of thousands still desperate to get out of the country. flights resuming today under heavy security. u.s. officials saying 3,800 evacuees removed in afghanistan in 24 hours. 17,000 in the last week. here's abc's julia macfarlane with the fast-moving developments. >> reporter: tonight, chaos in kabul. scenes outside the airport reaching breaking point. the uk ministry of defense confirming that seven afghan civilians were killed today in the crowds. heartbreaking images showing bodies covered in white tarps. soldiers struggling to keep the terrified crowds calm and hydrated in the brutal heat. [ crying ] >> reporter: desperation growing as thousands more arrive each day. nato troops trying to keep the airport secure. >> stay there! stay there! >> reporter: the u.s. embass

to the airport, to the gates as you know as we have been reporting. last night there was a warning and this was confirmed at the time that it is because of the isis continuing threat of an attack that americans were told to no longer go to the gate and obviously that would also indicate allies a coalition forces. brits and others have been saying they are stopping evacuations because in the closing days the u.s. military that is providing protection internally for all of the coalition forces that the u.s. military is winding down. >> okay, andrea, stick around. i will show the specificity on this. it has been rescheduled and it comes to order and we will learn much more given the information that was available to all of these intel agencies across the spectrum of american allies prior to this event. the idea of whoever is behind this explosion, the flow of americans and afghans out of the country. we're going to pivot to that part of the story and bring in gabe gutierrez. he is at the dulles center where thousands of evacuees have been sheltering. how

airport gates. let's hear this report now from our international correspondent lyse doucet. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabul last week, they're doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we've been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like, "the foreign occupation has ended," "the islamic emirate is entering the airport," pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, "we still control the gates, we still control the operation." the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out, i'm even receiving messages tonight. a friend said, "my sister got an e—mail tonight saying she can go to the airport. how can you get her t

outside the airport gates, hoping to leave. they want security and freedom for themselves. and therefore this is an absolutely horrendous attack in a very, very tense situation. and my thoughts are with the victims and their families. and former african chief executive abdullah della has also issued a statement saying, i strongly condemn the terrorist attack at couple airport which killed and wounded a large number of civilians. my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this difficult time. and we've now also had reaction to what's happened in cobble from stefan dejaris. now he is the spokes person for the un secretary general antonio terrace. he condemns this terrorist attack which killed and injured a number of civilians and extends his deep condolences to the families of those killed. he stands in solidarity and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. this incident underscores the volatility of the situation on the ground in afghanistan, but also strengthens our resolve as we continue to deliver u

it was tragic to be on a bus for hours near the gates of the airport when evacuations were called off and not be able to get in. how are you feeling this morning? change i would like to thank fox news for giving me the opportunity to provide my feelings. we are here right now. there is no hope for future, we have destroyed everything we've gotten from the university like high honor awards, it is hard to destroy your achievements. we are left with nothing and we received mobilization emails regarding our situation. students arrived in the buses on time was when we reached the airport, after waiting almost eight hours we were notified of cancellation for the airport gates were closed and there was no rescue flights for us and it was really disappointment. we thought we would have a future and finish our studies. but we couldn't and it is really killing us inside. we cannot even breathe every second of our lives and a situation that -- we have no future and our information -- we have no hope. we are hopeless and i don't know what to say. it is hard for us living here, really hard. jillia

standing at the airport gate for evacuation when the airport gate for evacuation when the blast happened. they are carrying injuries and deaths and my cousin was also wounded on his leg, and we have brought him to after eyewitness just describing what it was like to be there with reports of over 150 injured people being taken to hospital. that is giving you more of a picture of what has been happening. what you are describing right at the start of this interview, let me ask you a next question which is, what do you think should happen now? i question which is, what do you think should happen now?— should happen now? i think the first thin is to should happen now? i think the first thing is to take _ should happen now? i think the first thing is to take care _ should happen now? i think the first thing is to take care of— should happen now? i think the first thing is to take care of the - should happen now? i think the first thing is to take care of the wounded j thing is to take care of the wounded and injured there to make sure that they are ok. at least there were pictures of lots

of the gates at the airport to leave immediately. so clearly there was intelligence out there that said this was coming. >> bill: you are reporting up to last night there could have been up to 5,000 afghans outside that gate. >> it comes from sources on the ground who told that to me last night, bill. >> bill: thank you, back to you in a moment. we expect a briefing in 30 minutes from the pentagon. we'll see if that timeline holds. >> dana: there has been an explosion outside of the airport. we have h.r. mcmaster well versed in all these issues and worked as a national security advisor for president trump. h.r., isis-k might be a little new to some of the people watching. might not be new to you, though. and we don't know what this explosion was. the extent of it, how large it was or who was responsible. what can you tell us you are thinking about this morning as this breaking news just happened? >> i think there are some important things to correct. some of the common misunderstandings about the nairt of isis-k and various groups. w

they're warning americans to avoid the south gate and the northwest gate of the airport. president biden said the commanders told them an attack could happen as soon as today. people geared up for attack in the final phases of the evacuation. as the day goes on, our producer in kabul and other contacts we have will will fill us in:we don't know if it was just equipment being burnt by the americans or a rocket attack or something more serious than that. and as soon as we hear, we'll bring it to you, alex. >> okay. i appreciate that so much. initial reports is that the smoke is situated near the airport. we're trying to pin down as many details as we can and get the facts to you as soon as we can. thank you, ali. thank you. we'll come back to you. give us a heads up if you get any information. of course, it is a two front that we're covering here in breaking news today. we have hurricane ida churning toward the gulf coast. our team on the ground there in louisiana tracking all the preparations for the land fall. let's go to al roker. he is joining us from if new orleans whe

one of them was the abbe gate. this is one of the gateway that has been used by a number of people who have seats on evacuation flights. they've been turning up and going through that, but also it is one of the gateway we've seen this, these k arctic scene that joined that the past week with the 100000 people turning up the pieces of paper even just hoping that they can get onto some sort of evacuation, but you get out of afghanistan. so they were to expose go off. the 2nd explosion we understand with close to a hotel that was also connected to the evacuation operation. now, we understand from colleagues who were quickly at the scene after these explosions went off and also from other media. colleagues, it was actually that close by when these explosions happened that basically, soon afterwards, there was a surge of people away from the scene. many of them carrying wounded at the front of this group, a number of them were children and also a lot of taliban. and amongst this group of firing in the trying to disperse

>> reporter: the airport gates are closed. >> right. >> reporter: the airport gates are closed unless there is some arrangement being worked out in the 11th hour and 59 minutes to get a few named individuals out. the gates have been closed for several days. after the devastating bombing that killed the 13 u.s. service members, it was almost impossible to get out. it took specific coordination through the good offices of qatar or other countries, coordinating with the taliban, to get specific convoys in and get them received at the gate. it wasn't that they were opening the gates anymore and doing the pat-downs and allowing walk-ins. it's become increasingly difficult and now, according to the pentagon spokesman kirby just a short while ago, there is still some opportunity, he said, but even that seems like it's -- we're really at the end of this. and then, yes, they're going to have to go on land or wait for the airport to reopen. to reopen, it would probably be the turks bringing in airport staff so they would control it themselves. they would bring in the equipment, the personnel, a

safety, indeed the danger at the airport gates. i'm wondering how it could have been better, however, based on that tip we had. >> brian, i think we talked on tuesday that this was kind of the worst-case scenario, there'd be a terrorist attack of some sort either at the airport or against forces as they tried to do extractions outside the airport. even despite the warnings i think what's remarkable you saw all the allies that were there, the british particularly enforceful. we had the warnings. i think what this shows is this is not a place where we dominate and control the airspace. if you had thought about bagram air force base, which we had been there for decades, we had setup perimeters, we controlled the outside of the perimeter. it would be in motion and we could extract and control the terrain. that is not the case now. the taliban despite what you hear them taking over the country, they've only been in kabul for two weeks. they were gone for two decades. so i think sometimes there's this misperception the taliban can contro

suicide bomber at a gate at the kabul airport. there were several other explosions reported and at least 60 afghans killed the attack on the gate was followed by a number of isis gunman who opened fire on civilians and military forces. general kenneth mckenzie said troops must physically searched those entering the airport. >> and being that close led to the high number of us troop casualties. president biden said the u.s. will retaliate. we will not forgive. >> we will not forget. we will hunt you down. to make you pay. >> illinois senator durbin says the attack is a reminder that pushing back. the deadline is a dangerous prospect to some extent. >> on the taliban's promises that they will keep us safe during this process. and i think that is what is motivating president biden stick with original timetable. pentagon officials say there was clearly a failure because the attackers passed through several checkpoints controlled by the taliban or afghan forces before reaching the airport gates and u.s. troops. >> officials say that de

earlier, the northern gates of the airport were apparently a suicide bomber designated. he's device his exclusive, the bus, and the car bomb in the eastern area of the airport between the baron hotel, which was used by american and british forces as well as that diplomat put to vent afghans to give out jesus for evacuation. the 2nd bloss cobble allegedly occurred that that hotel is very near the check for just across the road. and that distance between the hotel and the check would also be packed with the afghan. we, we expected the worst, you know we, we arrived yesterday, but when we drove out of the airport, it struck even us just how many people there were, how desperate they were to get inside and how heedless they were. of the danger with taliban fighters ringing the perimeter outside of the airport, carelessly shooting him in the air to get these people away to warn them away inside the airport. again, he swiftly shooting american troops, trying to get people to stop climbing over fences, lose courageous, and yet desperate to harm themselves in order to get to the

citizens who are at the abi gate, one of the gates at the airport there, must leave immediately. the abi gate, the east gate or the north gate, leave immediately. they have word of a specific security threat. now, that's the detail of it all. that's the specifics of what we've gotten but the background is they've been very worried about the terrorist organization isis-k, which is a splinter group from isis and covers much of the region we mentioned earlier in this newscast isis-k is a sworn enemy of the taliban, who now run the country. they are certainly enemies of the united states and all things western. and we've reported for days they'd like nothing better than to create chaos and cause massive problems for both the taliban and the united states. in the context of that, this security alert at the airport. so the urgent warning is all these thousands of people around the gates at the airport who are trying to get in and get out of the country should leave there immediately. a terror alert at the airport, outside the gates, at the airport in kabul should there be any more deve

city. >> people were standing at the airport gate when the blast happened. ambulances are carrying injured and dead. my cousin was wounded. >> it was time for evening prayers when the explosion had. i saw seven the vehicles carrying the explosion to hospital. >> the explosion was outside the and came from the canal. >> just after the first exposure across the city, smoke be seen above the airport. -- could be seen above the airport. the state department issued a tweet. there has been a large explosion and there are reports of gunfire. u.s. citizens should avoid traveling and avoid airport gates. news then came of a second explosion. the pentagon confirmed one was near the abbey gate entrance, another short distance away. vehiclesrrived to take people to hospital. this attack only emphasizes how urgent, how necessary the evacuation effort is. brent: let's go to our journalist in kabul. we understand there have been more explosions in kabul tonight. what can you tell us? >> about a half-hour ago, there has been at least one big last. i heard it here in the cit

gates of airport using the power of the internet. they've been able to coordinate with people on the ground thousands of miles who could otherwise be prime targets for the taliban. joining me is one of the veterans helping in the mission. lieutenant colonel trip adams, a reservist in the u.s. army nm thank you for joining us. one of your colleagues said this was like operating a giant claw game from miles away. i'm sure it's more complicated, but what's the effort been like putting it together, and why are you doing it? >> sure. so why we're doing it, we're doing it because the administration is doing things that don't seem to match the facts on the ground. there's a throughput and coordination issue. we're not seeing the planes we need to get our folks out. all of these not just american citizens but afghan allies and the cord coordination. there's a lack of coordination resulting in confusion and fear for not just americans but also afghans on the ground. and so you're seeing not just veterans but state department folks in their of

suicide bomber at a gate at the kabul airport. there were several other explosions reported and at least 60 afghans killed the attack on the at the gate was followed by a number of isis gunman who opened fire on civilians and military forces. general kenneth mckenzie said troops must physically searched those entering the airport. >> and being that close led to the high number of us troop casualties. president biden said the u.s. will retaliate. we will not forgive. >> we will not forget. we will hunt you down. to make you pay. >> illinois senator durbin says the attack is a reminder that pushing back. the deadline is a dangerous prospect to some extent. >> on the taliban's promises that they will keep us safe during this process. and i think that is what is motivating president biden stick with original timetable. pentagon officials say there was clearly a failure because the attackers passed through several checkpoints controlled by the taliban or afghan forces before reaching the airport gates and u.s. troops. >> and in his rem

to get people through the country, through kabul, to the airport gate. we need to get them onto the airplanes and to safety. richard: there's a question about one or two credible organizations that are doing the jobs of resettling and helping people from afghanistan. in just a moment, when we wrap , we'll put up a slide that has some suggestions. it will also have the contact at the state department for folks there who are building the database for at risk afghans, so we'll have that up and we can talk to you for a second. but as we close, ambassador armitage, maybe i can close with you. and, you know, it strikes me -- maybe i should have asked you to reflect on my observation. it strikes me that we are at one of these rare moments of history where we will either look back at this operation -- forget how afghanistan went as a war and at the decision to stay or go. but at this particular operation as either great pride or great shame. we look back on the evacuation of saigon and there are literally people to this day making academy award nominated films a

. >>> you heard matthew talk about the gates around the airport. i wanted to kind of get you a better sense of where the gates are and just kind of a better sense of place because it's confusing. i'm joined by tom foreman for a look at the airport and hotel where these explosions occurred. >> what we're really seeing here, you described very, very well, as a clash between desperation and determination. the desperation is the people who now for days have been pouring up this main road here, past taliban checkpoints, hitting the main entrance, and when they can't get in, spreading out along the blast walls, around the airport, trying to get in. thousands of people, over hundreds of yards, while they're trying to maintain some sort of security on the inside. when you hear the warnings we have had for days saying look, we're afraid something is going to happen, you look at the circumstance and say, of course, it could happen, and now it has. >> it happened at what is known at the abbey gate. talk about where that is, whether it's the civilian or milita

now we are, and one of the rushes gate off cobbler national airport. you can see that you still 100 people are waiting outside of the in the hope to get a chance to go inside of the airport. ah, my work for 3 years for foreign troops, all my documents are approved for the day. i'm coming here to be told my documents are invalid, only us possible. get you here. america is the problem. they create these challenges that cheating we afghan people playing a game with the afghan people probably came back to normal life. most of the shops are open. we can more traffic more via goes in the industry. but though i'm ready to ask a question for people who opened it, chops the simply show has been over for 2 or 3 days. good thing about the talbot run and things here is that there are no explosions or fighting, but the best thing is there are no jobs were work at all. all departments have failed and people are tense. the also because it can be telephone gun, some captured by the taliban. it's been several days that the government departments are shut down. are flui

the 2 attacks by suicide bombers happened close to the abbey gate entrance of cobble airport. the baron hotel. now he was a sudden explosion. we climbed out and saw that there were many people effective people were held everywhere, their brains with scattered. there were also foreign forces who were fallen. i saw at least 4 or 500 people there. the explosion was really powerful, half held into the water, others on the ground outside. we carried the wounded here on stretches and my clothes completely bloody. i know the power hotel is controlled by the u. k and they 2 forces. it is one of the places where tens of thousands of afghans have been gathering after the taliban took control of cobble on august, the 15th. they've been going there to have their papers processed before being evacuated out of the country. western government security expertise cobble would be warning about potential attacks around the airport. but days the taliban told al jazeera it had intelligence about potential car bombs in the area. and also people stay away. an increasing number of nato countries have

are meeting around the gates and entrances to the airport is dangerous. we're obviously concerned about our own people as well. >> it was obvious to me that we had very good tactical intelligence on the threat picture in and around the airport. the warnings that came out were specific, and unfortunately played out almost exactly as they had determined. >> reporter: the group claiming responsibility, isis-k, a fundamentalist offshot of islamic state and enemy of the taliban. >> the threat from isis is extremely real. we've been talking about this for several days. we saw it actually manifest itself here. >> for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> reporter: in the midst of a massive evacuation operation, more than 100,000 people have left since the beginning of the month. but thousands more are desperately waiting. this was the scene at the abbey gate yesterday where one of the blasts occurred. abc's ian pannell was there

blast outside the cobble airport at its abby gate and the nearby barren hotel. the u. s. is blaming the group. i saw k, a rival of the taliban for the attacks. we thought this would happen sooner or later is tragic that it happened today. the us says it's mission to evacuate. all those wishing to leave afghanistan will not change. the president says the united states will retaliate against those responsible for thursday's blasts. we will not forgive. we will not forget we will hunt you down to make you pay. but some republican members of congress are outraged at or calling for biden's resignation. their furious by reports us officials allegedly gave the taliban the names of americans. an african allies permitted to enter cobbles, airport perimeter. the moon was designed to speed up the evacuation. but critics accuse officials of generating a kill list for america's enemies. former navy seal republican congressmen down crenshaw wrote on twitter, if true, this qualifies as borderline treason. we need to find out who's responsible for giving the taliban a hit list,

four days ago, 11 marines, one navy medic, and one soldier were killed by suicide bomber at the airport gate, as well as scores of afghans. nearly all of them were in their early 20's, just babies and toddlers on september 11, 2001. these deaths are a devastating loss for our country. we at the state department feel them deeply. we have a special bond with the marines. the first person you see when you visit an american embassy is a marine. they guard our diplomatic missions and keep us safe around the world. we could not do our jobs without them. and we will never forget their sacrifice, nor will we forget what they have achieved. the most exceptional among us perform a lifetime's work and service in a short time on earth. so it was for our exceptional brothers and sisters who died last week. finally, i want to thank our allies and partners. this operation was a global endeavor in every way. many countries stepped up with robust contributions for the airlift, including working by our side at the airport. some are now serving in transit countries, allowing evacuees to be processed on th

airport gate. and the airport gate was controlled by taliban and they were shooting towards them directly almost. and the thing is, each afghan just wants to leave this country and they don't know how to go out, the only passage they could see is this airfield, where they were trying to get in. they were climbing to the walls of the airport and the taliban were trying to stop them and it was like a chaotic scene, especially with the children and the females. qm. a chaotic scene, especially with the children and the females. 0k, thank ou ve children and the females. 0k, thank you very much- _ children and the females. 0k, thank you very much. that _ children and the females. 0k, thank you very much. that is the - children and the females. 0k, thank you very much. that is the bbc's - you very much. that is the bbc�*s malik mudassir reporting from kabul. here, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said everyone was caught by surprise by the pace and scale of the taliban's takeover, but that the gover