The area immediately. And biden administration officials now saying there are approximately 1,500 americans still in afghanistan with now less than a week to go before the u. S. Military withdraws. Also tonight the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack seeking a massive trove of documents from multiple federal government agencies signaling a wide ranging investigation. Lets go right to cnns Pentagon Correspondent oren liebermann, oren, good evening you to, thanks for joining us. This is an ominous warning tonight, tell us about the Security Concerns at the airport. Reporter its not just the warning thats the problem here, don, its the timeline in which the u. S. Has to operate. The u. S. Embassy in kabul already operating out of Hamid Karzai International Airport is Warning Americans to stay away from three Entry Points to the airport, saying there are Security Threats around there. They also say the embassy Will Contact Americans when its safe and instructions to g
United states, canada and Around The World, im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. Watching states, canada and Around The World, im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. In respect. Fears of a potential Terror Attack at the airport in Kabul Have Uk warning citizens to stay away. The concerns are based on a very specific Threat Stream from an Isis Offshoot known as isisk. And the Uk Foreign Office cited a high threat of terrorist attack. There is now very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack and hence why the foreign Office Advice was changed last nirght. The people should not come to Kabul Airport, they should move to a safe place. Thousands of afghans are crowded around the airport hoping for a flight out of the country before the u. S. Militarys Mission Ends next week. And the State Department says about 1500 americans still may be in afghanistan. It has made contact with about 500 of them with specific instructions on how to get to the airport safely. There is no deadline
Now is evacuating american citizens, evacuating afghans who worked with us, and afghans who are at risk with the priority around women and children. And we have made significant progress in that regard. The race to evacuate both dangerous and urgent. These are live pictures from kabul near the airport where the american embassy advised u. S. Citizens near three of the gates to leave immediately because of security threats. A Defense Official telling cnn the concerns are based on, quote, a very specific Threat Stream from isisk about attacks against crowds gathered outside that airport. Nick Paton Walsh is covering the story for us and he is live in doha. Nick, 36 hours left. What more can you tell us about what appear appears to be the F Stage of the evacuations. Reporter urgency for days but now clear according to a source familiar with the situation that this ends in 36 hours, friday essentially. And that will of course spark some elements of panic amongst those trying to get into th
fundamental question of voters confidence in the vote result. and exclusive cnn reporting of the bravery of one little girl in the middle of the uvalde massacre, begging for help why law enforcement stood outside. thank you so much for being here. we begin with a critical decision from the federal reserve and the major ripple effects it will have on the economy and also potentially the election. the fed is expected to announce another big rate hike this afternoon, another effort to tamp down inflation. this would be the sixth rate hike this your. it comes as new polling shows that voters are most concerned about the economy and inflation, putting republicans in a strong position ahead of the mid terms, the poll also showing enthusiasm among democrats is significantly lower than it was twoiers. two former presidents are hitting the campaign trail hard. barack obama in arizona, former president trump heading to ohio tomorrow, and we learned that joe biden will be speaking to t
iran took aim at secretary of state antony blinken. according to blinken was wrongly blaming iran for the conflict between israel and hamas and says the u.s. is exacerbating the conflict by overly aligning itself with israel. what s happening to u.s. troops overseas. they ve been attacked 14 overseas they have been attacked 14 times and sitcom telling two dozen service members killed in iraq and in syria in just one day. and earlier today another rocket fired at u.s. forces in iraq and intercepted and no injuries reported. we go live to jerusalem, trace gallagher is standing by. is there concern tonight in israel that this conflict is destined to grow wider and more dangerous, especially when it comes to the risk to our troops in the region? yep, i think it is already there, laura. you are pushing in that direction. you talked about the 14 attacks against u.s. servicemembers and blinken, who is blaming iran, as is the biden administration vowed to defend u.s. forces and y