killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. live now to sethjones, senior vice president of the center for strategic and international studies. it to see you. what we know about what happened and who this leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is that the taliban killed the leader of the islamic state cell tha
bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. earlier, i spoke with the director of the center for strategic and international studies, sethjones, about the reports. what do we know about what happened and who the leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is th
investigations into him factor into any of the thinking heading into 2024? no. dana: let s bring in kellyanne conway former senior advisor to president trump. one other sound i want to play from jill biden. it s joe s decision and we support whatever he wants to do. if he is in, we re there. if he wants to do something else, we re there, too. dana: all right. decipher. that sounds like a spouse worried that her husband is growing resistance within his own party including among independents. 64% say they want hunter biden investigated and hear words like china, ukraine, money and want to know what happened. those are countries very much in the news and very much in the crosshairs of americans positively or negatively and also what happened to the pow wow they were going to have over christmas? they were going to get together and discuss the 2024 race, that s what we were told through the reports. also i thought the first lady jill biden missed a great opportunity to
washington can be very much like a slow boiling pot of water. often the people who face the most scrutiny and lytic apparel, they don t seem to realize the trouble they are in until it s too late. critics say that could very well be the position that president biden finds himself in fairly soon, because despite repeated inquiries, neither the president nor his press secretary are answering basic questions about the classified documents. and certainly not in a way that s been anything close to the previous claim of being the most transparent administration in history. rather, critics argue they are continuing to, well, their track record of being the most secretive and dismissive administration in recent memory, including today s ill-fated attempt at a briefing by the dni. and tom cotton says he is going to slow down confirmation of all of mr. biden s nominees until congress is allowed to review the classified documents found at the homes of both biden and former president tru