carried out that attack in late august that left 13 u.s. service members dead and, of course, a large number of afghans, that person was released from a prison near kabul just days earlier. remarkable thing, the taliban is policing isis-k there. oren lieberman joins us from the pentagon. this is one of many hundreds of prisoners, right, released in those days and weeks before going back to the trump agreement with the taliban. the concern must be that there are potentially many more people like this out there. not just hundreds of prisoners released from those prisons, but thousands from the prison in bagram air base and t another one, both close to kabul, and as the taliban approached kabul, they reelease all of the prisoners, many from the taliban but others from isis-k.
into a city in disarray. the taliban s supreme leader called the prisoners political detainees. but they were members of the taliban, al qaeda and isis-k. one of those prisoners was abdul rahman, an isis-k member. 11 days later it was he who carried out the suicide bombing at abbey gate killing 13 u.s. service members and about 170 afghans. officials say he had been released from the prison near bagram air base under u.s. control until it was given to the afghan military this summer and then fell to the taliban. the afghans have run the prison since 2013. the attack underscores the chaotic final days of the end of america s longest war and the risk of a terror threat emerging from afghanistan once again. it s a real possibility in the not too distant future. 6, 12, 18, 24, 34 months for reconstitution of al qaeda or isis. they faced criticism for the decision to abandon bagram, the
indications of civilian casualties, they subsequently released an updated statement. a large amount of explosive material were inside the car may have caused additional casualties. they said it s unclear but importantly they said we ll be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life. reporting from the scene suggesting there could be as much as 9 additional casualties including children. a starng moment, certainly, but one that forms the security situation over the perilous hours ahead. the u.s. has launched two air strikes against isis-k. one in retaliation for last week s attack and this one to prevent another attack. taliban does not like isis-k. sworn enemies, actually. rivals here. but the taliban still condemning the u.s. air strikes. explain. reporter: yeah, i mean, the taliban s point has been stay
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damage is at first light tomorrow. that s miguel almaguer in baton rouge, louisiana. please stay safe. hurricane ida is just one of the stories we re monitoring. we re also watching the situation in afghanistan tonight. today, president biden traveled to dover air force base in delaware. he attended a ceremony called a dignified transfer. honor guards offloaded the remains of 13 service members. families watched the emotional tearful ceremony from a private area on the tarmac. the service members died on thursday in a suicide attack at the airport in kabul. here are their names and faces. the terror group isis-k committed that attack. and since then, the u.s. has carried out two air strikes against isis-k. one strike overnight hit a vehicle that u.s. central command says was loaded with explosives. other media outlets report that civilians were killed during the strike. nbc news has not independently verified those reports. but in a statement they responded, quote, we are still