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That have been on these transport crafts, filled with evacuees. i told them about the news, i said there was an explosion, and they re going to kabul tonight. they had already been there and they are about to take off again. i have to tell you, they didn t seem surprised. that s because they have been warned about this for days and days that isis-k had been threatening the airport. i asked them what it is like to land there with all of the threats still going on. and they say they re doing a tactical landing and takeoff. it is like a normal, but much, much, steeper to avoid any ground to air firing that might be aimed at the plane, but as ....
0 all right, david, thank you. we have a bit more breaking news to add to this, the pentagon spokesman saying we can confirm the explosion at a gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of u.s. and civilian casuacasualties. another explosion a short distance from the abbey gate also took place. our breaking news coverage continues now with craig melvin. good thursday morning. craig melvin here. we continue to follow breaking news in afghanistan. explosion outside of the airport in kabul. expected to be an ied attack. word a few moments ago from pentagon spokesman. another explosion near by at a hotel. while they have no confirmation who is behind it, the assumption is that it was caused by isis-k. a splinter group of isis. that group considered to be an adversary of the taliban. the airport already on high alert because of a threat attributed to that group. just in the last few minutes john kirby saying the explosion near the abbey gate at the kabul airport ....