all about agreement until i laid the groundwork for the road ahead toward a lasting peace in afghanistan. and i know we still need that done by and as i have the the ah, the growing number of dead from a double terror attack. a cobble add port is now known that more than a 100 have died. at least a $150.00 injured during evacuation efforts, 13 us military personnel or among the dead. correspondent that says with several more blas, the taliban claims it's american forces destroying their own ammunition and islamic state affiliate in afghanistan, known as i said, k says it carried out the bombing that the taliban condemns. the attack about

latest early a war. busy and that an attack on carnival, apple was possible and might be aimed at harming the groups image and it would be the problem is that a huge number of people have gathered near the airport and there was a threat that the single person, one person, the low carry out an attack and kill people in order to damage the taliban reputation. and germany says it's ending evacuations from afghanistan because the situation is too dangerous. but other nations, including britain from the u. s. pledge to carry on, and it televised the dress a few hours ago. president biden vowed to avenge the american lives last, and we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down to make you pay. ah,

or welcome. this is archie international. i'm call embrace just 2 and 4 in the morning on friday here in moscow it's 5 30 am in afghanistan, which is dominating our coverage again. this our right now, the capital railing from a twin terror attack that is compounded the chaos of evacuation efforts had cobble airport. the number of dead continues to rise. the african health ministry now says at least a 100 have been killed. a more than a 150 others injured. it's also been the deadliest day in a decade for american forces. 13 us military personnel, or among the dead, 18 or injured correspondent to cobble has reported several other blasts in the apple vicinity. the taliban claims that us forces destroying their own property to stop it falling into foreign hands. i was earlier western governments and the wants of a security threat. the terrorist group known as isis k at africa, phyllis of so called islamic states as its behind the atrocity, the group spit in conflict with the taliban since its inception in 2015 and its

believe from conducted a number of high profile attacks in afghanistan in recent years earlier in the week before the explosion to taliban spokesperson had warned of a possible attack on cobble app or must. busy be the problem is that a huge number of people have gathered near the airport and there is a threat that the single person, one person alone can carry out an attack and killed people in order to damage the taliban reputation. this is not a significant, not a big threat. we're monitoring the situation at the airport. i'll senior correspondent where i guess d as in the capital and says he was with a group of journalists when they heard a 3rd explosion. the taliban spokesperson has come out and said the people have been hearing explosions. please don't be disturbed. that is us troops carrying out several controlled explosions designating destroying their assets. things that they

can't evacuate, but they can't risk falling into the hands of the taliban. that doesn't explain all the explosions that we've heard. they've come from different directions other than the direction of the airport, which is several kilometers away from us. we've also heard, she's the shooting. the rab has let up around the city recently. what hasn't let up is the aerial activity. nato jets passing, zooming over head and loosely since the 2 bombings at the airport, both the suicide bombing at the last gate of the airport, the 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 and 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 mine. but predominantly taliban fighters had between the taliban prizes and the hotel where a whole lot of people which, which are everywhere around the hotel, around the, the field around the perimeter. the feel that is kilometers and kilometers offensive checkpoints that surrounded by billions, people who are desperate people who are waving pieces of paper trying to get in screaming, pushing, shoving, with no space to move. you know, that have been reports of people being trampled without the bombings to patrick them to tell to worry them. and the problem is that the threat of more bombings is persistent because the crowds haven't disbursed they, they move during the explosions. but they still, they're trying to trying to get into the airport,

tried to find their way into the final cargo planes. even planes before the evacuation finishes and the taliban has come out and said that, you know, this area called to be made secure until those crowds disbursed until the americans leave. and we assume control. and that is something that the united states is also worried about the urging people to, to leave, to go away, despised at the beginning of the evacuation, urging them to, to come to the airport test to stick around to get on those back planes, promising them to be transferred to europe to america, to safety away from the taliban. because many of the people there that there is a real threat to them if they remain in the galveston, they believe others are that opportunity. more people who want to use the opportunity to get out of the country the united states has promised that they will find those responsible and that they will take action since the isis isis k. and

i just off, shoot, gotta start this claim responsibility for these attacks. the taliban says that it can only conductive investigation. find those responsible once the american sleep, but things remain very tense here, very sad dissipation. there is worry, the visa attack may happen again, and that is something that is said by both taliban and the united states and its allies. help them 1st on testimony from eye witness to allie hassan. a. he was in the cobble airport when the 1st explosions occurred. to dave into the airport of cobbler i was is standing and is get i will need to get used to sort of like 5 minutes away. i just saw there was like 45 minutes they had and they had to when they was looking look dash c. p will renew the duration

parliament. a difference of them. the type of type of goods they're willing to do. we're looking, we're suspicious. they didn't have gems. what they was looking for, the airport was looking to be used troops. i will 100 meters when they get back to my line. when they get back to the line, elizabeth, the people look after one or 2 minutes. an explosion happened when they began. it was near, it was near the lake 1st and that way. and it didn't happen then a gun 1st of the year. it's the gun for them. the 7th, a big gunfire was and it can hit when they get to the line they used to. i think those guys that there was behind the use of looking guns. i mean your camera after the use, they call the people that stay away, stay away with the people didn't. they told me that they are joking because they did these things, money pants. they was always dealing with service and then the used

tubing, gas, gas, and smoke. when the people the day they to like 6 to 7 people, the people who really need to get the job. i saw there was like 5 to take form in danger. the office was born, do you think it was laying on the grounds? i spent a group that says it was behind thursday's bombing and had been active in eastern afghanistan and pakistan for several years. and launched a savage campaign of bloodshed since was founded in 2015 the the

we did hear about this group for example, and i believe april 2017 when trump and essentially authorized the pentagon to drop the mother of all bombs in eastern afghanistan. i believe in the non ga har province on ices k, but the roots of this group in its existence is poorly understood. and of course, when we hear these press briefings at the pentagon, there's very little context. his group actually is a direct byproduct of the us invasion and occupation of afghanistan. it grew out of pocket study taliban, who were disgruntled taliban members who wanted to carry out attacks on us targets inside pakistan and afghanistan. one of their most spectacular attacks was on camped camp chapman, u. s. military base where they used a c. i turn coat to attack us soldiers. there are several. busy other attacks on

american assets and this all lead to a rise of terrorism inside pockets on directly related to the u. s. presence and afghan. a stand 6 years ago. the pakistani taliban, which was widely suspected of being used by the african government, backed by the u. s, against pakistan turned into isis k. and today it is led by very interesting individuals show, show how much i will hide year shabamo hygiene who is actually not african. he is an arab, and he signals the return of the kind of foreign jihad to afghanistan. and a direct link to the anti soviet jihad of the 1980s. and now we see afghan. it's then becoming increasingly a base for foreign jihadists directly as a result of the u. s. destabilization of the country. and the august 31st deadline was jo biden's coal,

but now he's presiding over the deadliest day for the us military and african standard. more than a decade televised address a few hours ago the president. but times emotional vowed revenge, comparing the families grief because of his own family's loss. we have some sense, like many of you do, what the families of these brave hairs are feeling today. you get this feeling like you're being sucked into a black hole. in the middle of your chest, while he was emotional, he also looked pretty tired, understandably so he's been in the situation room pretty much all day with us, you know, military commanders and security officials. he said, really the, the main message here, a tempest call and he said the evacuation will continue and that the united states will get out any and all american citizens and african nationals with permanent us residency. what's known as a green card, who want to leave, you send some people may not want to leave, but those who want to leave the u. s. will make every effort to get them out. he said it is an airline airlift mission. unlike any other in history and was expected

to be dangerous and stressful that was planned for also attacks. there had been warnings about attacks. he called those u. s. service members. now, i believe the numbers done up to 13 who are killed, quote unquote heroes saying they are the backbone of america who are engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others. and that the mission will and must continue. now, more than ever, and he had this message for those responsible to those who carried out just attack as well as anyone who wishes america harm. no. this we will not forgive. we will not forget we will hunt you down to make you pay the earlier today. general kenneth mackenzie, the head of central command are cent. com said isis carried out the attack specifically isis k or isis correson and will likely continue to try and launch

more attacks, adding that others have already been forwarded by security forces and cobble. the general went on to say that today's attack involved to suicide bombers detonating explosives outside the abbey date of the airport and nearby hotel. the baron hotel, followed by isis gunman, opening fire on civilians, men, women, and children, along with us troops and military personnel through warnings about today's attack. and it's certainly raises more serious questions about americans evacuation efforts . why it has become so incredibly catastrophic and also pass comments from president biden himself, about america's effort in afghanistan and the war ontario, as in this mission to degrade the chairs, tread about kind in afghanistan and kilo. some have been lot was a success. i believed that our presence and have gas dance should be focused on the reason we went, the 1st place to ensure afghans that would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland. again. we did that. we accomplish that

objective, a president, biting seeing really backtrack, even raising questions about whether the u. s. again, should have been in afghanistan in the 1st place to begin with, and certainly as long as the u. s. was there nearly 20 years as far as the ongoing effort? general mackenzie said isis remains a quote, extremely real threat and will try to carry out further attacks, something president bite and also agreed with today saying this was a mission designed for stress. and that was expected to come under attack, and certainly that happened, as we know, he said at this point it does not appear that taliban played a part in the attacks and that it's within the taliban interest for america to leave the country as well. he added that again while america will pressed ahead, with withdrawing and evacuating any and all us citizens and african nationals by august 31st, the august 31st deadline. he could not guarantee total security was inherent. it sounds ridiculous, but the vast majority of people and communities like that want to come to america, given a choice. and there has been in tell sharing and this was confirmed by general mckenzie

between us armed forces and also the taliban. so that said clearly, today's events so emphasize the nastiness of americans nearly 20 involvement in afghanistan. now coming to heretic, violent and crashing end of the days that had been warnings of an eminent terror attack outside cobble. apple sent multiple european leaders and now readjusting their plans in the wake of the blast. the august 31st deadline is just 5 days away, off the which no western forces are to remain and cobble re sushi. heard about the reaction in europe and britain from our correspondence east. allie and peter oliver, while not just in year from the us, as well on tony or good seattle has just recently, has said that he will be convening a meeting of the un security council on monday. specifically to talk about the ongoing situation in afghanistan. here in year if we've heard from sha michelle, the council president who condemned the attack and said that he hoped this wasn't

going to see a resurgence in terrorism emanating from of gun stun. nato secretary general yet installed in, but also adding his voice to the condemnation of this attack. he said this evacuations would continue, that that remained the priority, getting people out through cobble apple, where they possibly could when it comes to germany, they hide the noun through and kind of cut them both. the german defense minister that the german evacuation mission had been completed. that's the evacuation of all german soldiers diplomats and the remaining german police officers that were on the ground in afghanistan. they have since sent one transport plane back to cobble apple. this is a special called go transport plane for, for taking people who require immediate medical assistance, taking people from the ground, they're who being caught up in this horrific terrorist attack and flying them off

to what we understand to german bases in beckett's dawn where they couldn't receive medical treatment there. we've also heard from high co must the german foreign minister who confirmed that there were no german personnel. no german citizens involved in the, the terrorist attack, you know, no, no germans were among be killed or wounded on the grounds. and when it comes to the evacuation process, they said it had being completed, angular medical, the german chancellor, describing this attack as despicable said be the window of being able to get people out of the country. well closed pretty much. and i'm going to kind of cut about the defense minister blaming that window. closing on the taliban. taken into consideration, this evening's events. we see that the risk is close. so this is a high pressure situation in which to evacuate people from the country and operate an al lift. we know that the time window is narrowing the anomaly the, the attack that we saw today, and of which had been warned in recent days. and also this morning has made it

clear that the pro and geisha of the operations in kabul is not possible. the security situation on the grounds, and the telephone's refusal to allow expansion pass the 31st of august, have made this impossible. well, here in rome, the defense ministry concert, no italians had been caught up amongst the killed other wounded from the terrorist attack on friday. what we have seen though is a number of those countries announcing the end of that to ation programs. norway said it was impossible for them to take anymore people out they've been joined by belgium, poland. busy and canada, all saying there was no more left to be involving their personnel from the grounds fronts. we heard from emanuel chrome that the french president was speaking in dublin during meeting with the irish leadership. what he said was that there was 20 boxes of french nationals on the guns that france was wanting to evacuate from the

country. 20 pulses waiting near or. busy right, cobble airport that they intended to try and get them out, but it didn't look good for them doing that so far. you said that the embassy was being evacuated in the, the french ambassador to afghanistan would continue his work from rome to london. isa over to you, any reaction from downing street because it wasn't so long ago that london was saying he would like to actually see the deadline extended? absolutely. we've been seeing, in fact, over the last few days, the warnings coming from u. k. officials that there would potentially be some type of attack, specifically targeting the evacuation as warning go their own systems, of course, about the potential threats of this attack. and it's now played out as johnson, the prime minister. however, saying that the u. k. will be abandoning, they will they see that responsibility to continue to get people out of the country

and say those efforts will still continue. we're going to continue without operation. and we're now coming to towards the, the end of it to the very end of it in any event. what this attack shows is the importance of continuing that work fast and efficient manner as possible in the hours to remain to us. and that's what we're going to do. the case manager of the fans have been saying today that they are working closely with the best sources in their own assets that in trouble to try to establish exactly what happened is we've been hearing this evening. and it appears that the attack is being attributed to the so called state in cars, song group who of course in the pop attacked the kind of i, jones. and interestingly, himself, he wouldn't be drawn and exactly who was responsible, but took the time to explain and the point out as well. how about members as well have been killed in this attack?

likely bar is something that realizing that, of course, because of how been assisting those evacuation attempts, but also not wanting to call playing on them because of course those lines of communication, those lines of negotiation are going to be key in the coming days, not just again for that continue me actuation effort, but of course going forward about the type of government we might see what role the canada case in that and what influence the u. k. would like to keep going forward so far as johnson, as it was still continuing to decidedly have that evacuation attempts continue. but also, of course not costing any blame as an issue to say there's still establishing before facts which is what it was like here outside one of the hospitals in cobble where some of the victims of the blast have been taken on look as gather denart militants, were seen cordoning of the area rep,

the video agency captured some camera crowds of people outside cobble airport, the few hours before the deadly blocked. i've got and hoping to leave the country been gathering in large numbers of the apple since the telephone came to power. earlier this month, the us and its allies control part of the transport up civilians, including children, were keeping around the security perimeter, hoping to get on board those evacuation lines. we discussed the terror attack outside cobble airport with a number of experts on the region. one could imagine that they would be various groups operating on the ground. the i s ross on the i s k that is set to be responsible. we obviously have a responsibility claim they could be people coming back from the middle east, or at least part of whom would be coming back from the middle east after you know, participating in the met him over there and iraq and siri and so on. and they would be claiming legitimacy, and for them, this is an opportunity and the rationale would be those people who are gathered

even civilians who are gathered in front of the airport gates are nothing but collaborators and look at the taliban. they are allowing them to go so they shouldn't be allowing them to go. and basically they, this whole operation would be about telling right wing works 3, missed the elements in the entire of got us down to the tale bond, or not the people who are supposed to protect us to protect the religion. and we are. so it's basically a recruitment exercise there stealing some of the legitimacy from the town. and if they could kill or injure some of the western soldiers, especially american soldiers, that would be even better. you know, the more the a year. there is another element as well, which is a bit more strategic or which is that this sort of action would put strain on the evacuation process. it would force more screening. it would put strain on

the supply chain of people entering the airport. and so this could force the united states or push it into a position where it might want to extend that 31st of august deadline, which would put strain you know, between the united states and the town about the relation between the united states and the town so basically all of it is about upsetting the apple cart. and if we think of, you know, terrorists or extremist people then pretty much the same. but if we think about tribal affiliations, then people are different. so this is where are they? those, you know, i s k assuming that they are the ones responsible might be coming from one of the, the criticisms that were undoubtedly you'll be put forward in any future in

investigation or committee. look at this operation will be the inevitability of this is kind of attack that, you know, the united states created the conditions for this very incident in the manner in which this operation unfolded. so yeah, and we need to realize that just because, you know, the one bomb went off. there's real potential for additional attacks isis course on is a very sophisticated terrorist organization. and there are still many, many targets out there. you know, we, we went the way we went into come bull and the chaos that was generated, you know, lends itself to this, this kind of attack and, and these targets are still there. the citizens are still crammed in americans and british are still stuck in places outside of the airport, awaiting ex filtration. so this is a, this is

a tragedy. i do think we're going to see increased cooperation between the coalition that the taliban rapidly ex field trade identify pockets of foreigners. up until now the telephone has been provide is been creating more obstacles than, than, than, than facilitation. i think the child on once the americans out now and they will do everything in their power. now that just attack is taken place to help the coalition get it's identified. citizens out of cobol. i think that will be one thing that comes out of this. no, because the child understands it, the longer these, these pockets of americans and british and foreigners existing couple of the greater attract from isis. and it makes you tell by look bad they're supposed to be in gendering competence among the afghan people. and indeed, the coalition that they are in control, the security situation and balls in

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as well as anyone wishes america harm. no. this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down to make you pay us present. joe biden respond at the reports of at least 12 service members were killed and 15 more injured, putting even more pressure on just how the, by the ministration will respond as fears of future attacks grow. and the world asked what defines an act of war in the bottom ministration of the world is also watching to see what happens next in afghanistan. and how america respond. we have team coverage from on the ground in couple to monitoring the reactions from the various countries, including the us with expert analysis plus an update on the story. we 1st brought you yesterday about the 20 plus high school students and their parents who are

still stuck in afghanistan. photoshop's we had been continuing to fall.