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a rocket that hit a house in an area to the northern side of the airport. but there was no immediate confirmation on that. we will cover this this morning and bring you the very latest as we get it. meanwhile, coming up as well, mission accomplished by president obama and his former national security team. if closing bagram air base has been a priority for the obama administration and his colleagues for nearly a decade. coming up, two afghanistan veterans on who directed joe biden to shut the very fortified, very expensive and very strategically-located bagram air base on july 5th, tearing the rug out from underneath our military, leading to the death of 13 of our heroes. this morning florida congressman michael walz and brian mast on their tours in afghanistan and whose head should roll over this deadly mistake and this gift to terrorists in the mideast and in china. plus, instead of preaching military readiness, the wrong messages this administration and the democrats have
sealing off the kabul airport to most afghans who are trying to evacuate. the massive airlift winds down ahead of the august 31st withdrawal deadline just three days from now, those troops are already starting to pull back from the airport. pentagon press secretary john kirby earlier today admitted the danger is far from over. it is a serious threat. i m not sure what, how any potential terrorist threat could be anything other than serious. serious. eric: we have fox news team coverage on this developing and unfolding story. david spunt if is at the white house where with president biden has been meeting with the national security advisers. this is a meeting in the situation room. lucas tomlinson is at the pentagon with more on the u.s. drone strike that took out at least two of of the isis-k operatives. but first, let s go to trey yingst in doha, qatar, where many of those evacuees have been heading. hi, trey. reporter: eric, good afternoon. in the past 24 hours, there w
carrying u.s. personnel. biden promises no forgiveness for the perpetrators of the attack. we will hunt you down and make you pay, he said. the pentagon insisting the american mission will end on august 31st. the big concern, another attack could derail the effort to get out. 5,400 or so people are said to be waiting for their turn at the airport tarmac or on the tarmac as of this morning. 89 total flights loaded with 12,500 evacuees managing to escape since thursday. cnn is covering the developments from all angles both in the united states and around the world. sam kylie is in qatar. he spent much of the week reporting in and around the airport. sam, what is the situation as far as we know at the airport right now? the numbers gathering around the airport are way down. way down for two reasons. obviously in the first instance because of this catastrophic terrorist attack. 13 americans dead. at least 90 killed according to the afghan health authorities. more than 100 afgha
them from afghanistan. the government has defended him. new research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable delta variant of covid. and, unearthed near a berkshire church. the site of an 8th century monastery that was believed to have been lost and has baffled historians. good afternoon. the government says the uk will continue to help people leave afghanistan as long as american troops remain in control of kabul airport. more british troops are being sent to the afghan capital today to help maintain order. the defence secretary says more than ten flights a day are bringing people back here. meanwhile, president biden says us troops may have to stay in afghanistan beyond the withdrawal deadline. outside the perimeter of kabul airport, there is chaos as desperate afghans try to flee the country. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. still chaotic scenes outside kabul airport. hundreds despe