Isis - Is There Evidence of a Second, Bigger Bomb?

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"We had very good intelligence that isis kay was preparing a specific type vehicle at a specific type location. We monitored that through means, and all the engagement criteria were being met," he says. "The authority to pull the trigger had been delegated to a lower level of command than normal over the course of the airport evacuation." He adds: "I don't understand the motivation for a terrorist attack"

A US drone strike in Afghanistan was meant to take out an ISIS-K target. Reporting on the ground shows an aid worker and several children were killed. Matthieu Aikins, reporter at the New York Times, explains from Kabul.

Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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