engagement. so i think it's a healthy signal. you can't run 2.2 million men and women of the armed forces out of the national security council. i think decentralize authority within set limits of a rule of law is an appropriate way to go. and this bomb, this is good news for the ground combat forces, army and marine, in afghanistan. >> we also have richard engel who is joining us from our london bureau which is our chief correspondent. talk to us about what you've seen there and the threat of isis in that region. we've always heard about al qaeda in afghanistan, but isis is now making some pretty significant inroads? >> reporter: if you'll remember about a month ago, there was an isis raid in a hospital in kabul, and about 30 people were killed, and afghan special forces had to be helicopter lifted in.