and they have a history of fighting one another. but every day, we have troops on the ground. these troops and innocent civilians at the airport face the risk of attack from isis-k from a distance even though we re moving back the perimeter significantly. we are sustaining the highest level of vigilance for an attack against the airport by isis-k or another terrorist group. they re real and significant challenges that we also have to take into consideration. the longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis-k, an isis affiliate in afghanistan, which is a sworn enemy of the taliban, as well. every day we re on the ground is another day we know that isis-k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. it s hard to overstate the complexity and the danger of this effort. we re operating in a hostile environment in a city and
afghanistan are have been the sworn enemy of the taliban. . there is complexity and there is turbulence on the ground in in kabul. and it s very risky and dangerous because there s a er genuine threat from isis-k. that is the reality of what we are up against, and i m not gonna sugarcoat that reality. how real is this isis threat? the threat is real. it is acute. it is persistent. e. isis-k is a sworn enemy of the taliban. and they have a history of fighting one another. but every day, we have troops on the ground. these troops and innocent civilians at the airport face the risk of attack from isis-k from a distance even though f we re moving back the perimeter significantly. we are sustaining the highest level of vigilance for an attack against the airport by isis-k or another terrorist group. they re real and significant challenges that we also have toc take into consideration. the longer we stay, starting
significantly. we are sustaining the highest level of vigilance for an attack against the airport by isis-k, or another terrorist group. they re real, and significant challenges that we also have to take into consideration. the longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis-k, an isis affiliate and afghanistan, which is a sworn enemy of the taliban as well. every day we re on the ground, is another day we know that isis-k seeking to target the airport, and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. it s hard to overstate the complexity and the danger of this effort. we re operating in a hostile environment, in a city and country now controlled by the taliban, with the very real possibility of an isis k attack. we re taking every precaution, but, this is very high risk. this is very high risk.
been about the accelerating pace of the evacuations, and the sort of incongruous moments of the taliban working alongside the u.s. armed service members who were at the airport and unusual alliance to try and get as many of to individuals is out as possible, and all along, our team has been working to track, this and the administration has been clear in speaking about the concern they had about the threat of isis on the ground there, and in fact, just yesterday, the white house press secretary jen psaki reiterated that is the concern foremost of the president s numbers around the airport that it was a target, and the last extensive remarks from the president that he said the longer we stay, the acute and growing risk of an attack from the terrorist group