Good evening, even as we're digesting the news tonight that more than 82,000 people have

now been airlifted out of Afghanistan, which is, however, you look at it, a remarkable

number.

We're being reminded of how dangerous it is and how difficult things could turn.

Right now, as we speak, Americans waiting to get into the airport in Kabul and eventually

onto flights out of Afghanistan are being told to leave the airport area for their own

safety.

The U.S. Embassy now based at the airport issued the warning shortly before airtime advising

Americans who still have yet to actually enter the airport, who might be outside, among

the crowds, outside the airport's east, north, and abbey gates to, quote, leave immediately.

The embassy further cautions against traveling to the airport unless specifically instructed

to by a U.S. government representative.

Now, this follows CNN reporting earlier of a, quote, very specific threat stream from

ISIS K against crowds.

CNN's Ornalee Perman joins us now with the latest on this.

So what do we know about this warning?

Anderson, this is a specific warning to U.S. citizens to get away from three gates to

Hamid Karza International Airport, the North Gate, the East Gate, and the abbey gates,

citing a security threat.

We know having spoken about the threat that ISIS K poses to that area that the Pentagon

believes they could well target the crowds around there as attempting target for them,

whether that would be through suicide bombings or vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

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