Rep. Adam Schiff said that Kabul's airport could be a target of terrorist attacks from ISIS-Khorasan and Al Qaeda as U.S. and allied troops on the ground there attempt to evacuate thousands of people fleeing Afghanistan. "I think the threat to the airport is very real, very substantial... this would make a very attractive target for ISIS-K," Schiff told Fox News after attending a classified Afghanistan briefing Monday. Schiff's remarks come as chaotic scenes have played out at the airport where thousands are still waiting to flee with country. "It's a very real risk, I think, to our aircraft, to our personnel, to people who have congregated around the airport," Schiff said. The U.S. has so far evacuated more than 48,000 people from Kabul, at least 3,300 of whom are American citizens.

Source: Fox News August 24, 2021 00:16 UTC