fox news alert president biden mourns another terrorist attack is highly likely within the next 24 to 36 hours the presence warnings come two days after suicide attack at the kubul airport which that killed 169 afghans and 13 servicemembers the president is vowing to expand a us air campaign against isis - - isis-k the drone strike killed to isis-k planners and facilitators. louisiana bracing for hurricane ida it is expected to be a monster category for before making landfall late sunday early monday mandatory evacuations have been called for communicate and ask communities across the state is expected to hit the gulf coast 16 years to the day of hurricane katrina now back to justice with judge jeanine.
president biden is focused really on this issue. not only did he have a national security briefing today where he heard that message of highly likely kabul attack. but he s had one every day this week. and he is going to have one, officials say, every day next week as they really try to monitor that you know, the situation on the ground before the august-31st deadline. but one thing i want to note for you, michael, is that the today, as ivan pointed out, said they killed two isis-k planners and president biden said that more strikes could come because it s not only that retaliation aspect, michael. it s also about trying to disrupt the organization and thwart any potential attacks that are included in that highly-likely message from um isis-k on the ground. so, they are watching these things very, very closely before and until it gets to that august-31st deadline.
where the u.s. military says that they killed two suspected isis-k planners, as well as injuring another. meanwhile, some of the people on the ground there who were speaking with local journalists, they have given a different narrative. take a listen to what one neighbor had to say. translator: when we arrived, there were wounded people and the dead were also lying there. approximately three people have been killed and a number were injured. among them, women and children. among the dead were one woman, one man, and one child. after that, we took the wounded out and transported them to the hospital. reporter: the u.s. military says it noknows of no civilian casualties. one final note, the taliban has condemned that american drone strike. it has also announced via a spokesperson that the borders will open up after all foreign troops withdrawal and the
officials that they believe this really is going to be the most dangerous period of this entire evacuation mission which, of course, has not been safe at any point in time given the situation that these troops have been working in. but as they are drawing down their presence at the kabul airport in the lead up to tuesday s deadline to remove all u.s. forces from afghanistan, that is what officials are most worried about the risk that it does pose to those troops who are still on the ground because there are fewer of them, they are having to move their weaponry, their machinery, their resources out of the area. and so that is what officials are watching. and of course, we ve seen the response to isis-k after that attack on thursday the attack earlier this week that killed those 13 service members. that drone strike that happened that you just referenced that they said killed two isis-k planners, of course the reason they re going after them is because they re worried they re planning
we are back with breaking news. the u.s. is racing to evacuate the remaining americans and afghan allies out of afghanistan as tuesday s withdrawal deadline draws closer. alongside that mission the u.s. is striking back, killing two isis-k planners in a drone attack in eastern afghanistan. that retaliation coming less than 48 hours after the terror group claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing at kabul airport that killed 13 u.s. service members and more than 150 afghans. joining me now is nevada congressman, a democratic member of the house ways and means budget and armed services committees. congressman, welcome back to the broadcast. good to see you. as we ve watched this tragedy in afghanistan unfold from all angles this week, what do you expect the next few days to look