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
However, President Biden is telling israel to delay any Ground Operation to go after the Hamas Terrorists that slaughtered Israeli Citizens on october 7th. What happened that day tipped israel into war against those hostagetaking Serial Killers. And now the Israeli Defense force has debuted a new weapon system, the iron sting. Its hyper Accurate Technology used to destroy hamas rocket launchers. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. A Bipartisan Group of senators made the trip to israel over the weekend and assured their unwavering support of americas fight against hamas. We stand with israel in their fight against a terrorist organization that is unleashing hate onto this world. Destroying hamas is nonne nonnegligible. There is no moral equivalents here. What we saw with regard to hamas was an attempt to actually make more civilian deaths as bloody and vicious as possible. Harris idf stepping up both aerial attacks and raids on gaza terror hubs. In the north by the bor
white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight. good evening, jacqui. good evening, shannon. we are seeing a groundswell of opposition to something that hasn t yet happened. the return of any federal mandates in some schools and localities are trying to tamp down on this recent rise in cases. tonight the governors of south carolina and florida are announcing that their states will not bring back any restrictions. as president biden s cdc is warning people to remain vigilant. we know that masks don t work. we knew that from the very beginning. president biden flouting cdc mask guidance this week after being exposed. 10 days or something. i got to keep wearing it but don t tell them i didn t have it on when i walked in. support for a republican bill ban the return of federal mask mandates. democrats unwilling to go that far. i think that would depend on the lethality of covid, if hundreds of thousands of people are dying, the government response is
Weve a special breakfast this morning, with Charlie Out In Manchester and me in the studio as we assess the impact of mondays Terror Attack which left 22 dead. Well be hearing the latest on the investigation, the thoughts of those affected, and well have the latest on that heightened Terror Threat from the Home Secretary. And in sport, Manchester United have expressed their shock at the Terrorist Attack In Manchester, holding a minutes silence before flying to stockholm ahead of Tonights Europa League final. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A mild start to the day. It will be a warm day generally. A fair bit of clout around, but that will break and some of us will see some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning from the centre Of Manchester. Our Main Development this morning is that the uk Terror Threat level has been raised to its highest level, meaning further attacks may be imminent. The move came after Prime Minister theresa may said investigators were