0 works. if the hope is for them to be a reasonable partner for afghan allies, other members of former of the afghan government or the u.s., that one indication there. i m jim sciutto. thank you for being with us. that is flick robertson with me there. at this hour will start now. this is cnn breaking news. hello, i m kate bolduan. we re continuing this follow the major breaking news in afghanistan. there has been an explosion outside of kabul airport. officials also say this appears to be a suicide attack. let s be clear. this is still unfolding and there are many questions and things are still very fluid right now. we don t know who is behind the explosion. but the u.s. officials have been warning about a credible imminent and compelling, that is how they put it, threat from isis-k for days now. the u.s. embassy in kabul just 30 minutes ago issued a new warning to u.s. citizens near the airport. essentially the message is very clear. leave immediately. let s get to it. barbara