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On the recordAugust 26, 2021
We are, also, keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the ISIS affiliates in Afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied. And because they are, by the way, make everybody understand that the -- the ISIS in Afghanistan are -- have been the sworn enemy of the Taliban.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

President Biden addresses the potential terrorist threats from ISIS affiliates in Afghanistan during the evacuation efforts.

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