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in a position it call upon us, and we don t answer the phone anymore. the counter argument, of course, is that there are as many as 2,000, maybe more as general mckenzie said isis-k fighters released from the prisons from the taliban. the taliban acknowledging that that was a big mistake. so there are those terrorist, plus the haqqani network. kalil haqqani with a bounty on his head by the state department and wanted by the fbi is now in charge of security in kabul for the taliban. the overlapping of these terror groups creates an unholy stew there in afghanistan, and secretary panetta just told me yesterday that he doesn t think we ve made afghanistan safe from becoming another haven for terrorist as the president claims and as was the original goal after 9/11. i agree. i think that more terrorists
qaeda, in charge of security in kabul. haqqani has a $5 million u.s. bounty on his head and brazenly showed up a week ago at friday prayers in kabul. the haqqanis are expert at two thing, taking people hostage and committing mass murder attacks of this scale. nbc news correspondent ken delaney joining me now with his deep dive on kalil haqqani. what do we know about this man? andrea, he has a $5 million reward on his head from the state department because he s a designated terrorist. he is a go-between between the haqqani network which is a terrorist organization and al qaeda and pakistani intelligence. the haqqanis are vicious thugs according to intelligence officials and you heard general mcmaster there, they have kidnapped many, many americans, they have been involved in suicide attacks. so the notion that one of their own and he is the brother of the founder of the haqqani network, he s in charge of security in the capital of afghanistan just
root in afghanistan, gaining even more force when the taliban during their march toward kabul released thousands of terrorists from the country s prisons including isis-k fighters. now the group is challenging the taliban for control. isis-k is clearly the group which has the greatest straight antipathy for the west and the united states, but the only good side of that is they also have antipathy for the taliban and the taliban have no love for them either. the centcom commander warns isis-k can have an attack at any moment. they can have a suicide from a small vehicle to a large vehicle. they re looking at those options and a walk-in, a vest-wearing suicide attacker. the isis-k is not the only threat to the u.s. evacuation mission to the u.s. in these final days. the taliban put the leader of the haqqani network, kalil haqqani, who has ties of al
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 haqqanis have strong ties to al qaeda, also in the mix. what s clear is the taliban either couldn t defend against today s bombings or won t. now the question is, how will the president deliver the forceful response he promised after the u.s. withdraws, lester? thank you in 60 seconds, my exclusive interview with the capitol police officer who shot and killed rioter ashli babbitt on january 6th. why he is choosing to reveal his identity, next