ISIS already a threat to evacuations from Afganistan

Washington Examiner:

President Joe Biden raised the specter of a terrorist attack at or near the Kabul airport, which could be carried out by the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-K, as the U.S. military continues its massive evacuation in a city now controlled by the Taliban.

“I want to say again just how difficult this mission is, and the dangers it poses to our troops on the ground. The security environment is changing rapidly. There are civilians crowded at the airport — although we’ve cleared it of thousands of them,” Biden said during a Sunday speech from the White House. “We know that terrorists may seek to exploit the situation and target innocent Afghans or American troops. We are maintaining constant vigilance to monitor and disrupt threats of any source, including the likely source being ISIS-K.”

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This rambling statement probably reflects some intel on the situation.  There seems to be a reluctance to use US airpower against these threats to the lightly armed troops at the airport.

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