| testimony of more than 100 people the | 5.28 | Jump to 18.56 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | explosive device killed at least 170 | 5.599 | Jump to 33.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | afghan civilians and 13 u.s service | 5.28 | Jump to 36.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | was confirmed by the 58 u.s service | 4.56 | Jump to 49.44 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | of more than a hundred witnesses and | 3.441 | Jump to 77.439 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        CARDINAL
                      
                      
                        more than a hundred
                      
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                  | about three minutes after the attack | 4.881 | Jump to 109.759 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | investigation has contradicted our first | 4.88 | Jump to 142.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | while nothing can bring back the 11 | 4.4 | Jump to 206.08 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and third army | 4.72 | Jump to 241.599 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | on the 15th of september 2021 | 5.36 | Jump to 243.12 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        DATE
                      
                      
                        the 15th of september 2021
                      
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                  | at abby gate on the 26th of august 2021. | 6.56 | Jump to 254.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 13 of our nation's | 3.84 | Jump to 271.04 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | third expeditionary sustainment command | 4.801 | Jump to 328.479 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | aor as a part of our senate on the 17th | 5.6 | Jump to 349.84 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | airport on the 26th of august | 5.28 | Jump to 359.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | at that time i appointed a team of seven | 3.84 | Jump to 362.4 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and they're with me today i have two | 3.84 | Jump to 364.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | we have conducted 70 interviews of 139 | 6.08 | Jump to 383.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | people in five different countries at | 4.16 | Jump to 387.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | seven different locations | 4.16 | Jump to 389.44 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | averaged from one to six hours and we | 4.56 | Jump to 393.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | had a total of 250 exhibits that were | 6.0 | Jump to 395.84 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 16th of august we were conducting | 4.961 | Jump to 466.479 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | why the time of the attack was 1736 and | 5.359 | Jump to 473.84 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 52 seconds | 3.76 | Jump to 477.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | we have two overhead persistent infrared | 5.201 | Jump to 479.199 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 1738 that was an indicator that the | 6.8 | Jump to 491.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the 15th of august kabul falls to the | 4.799 | Jump to 502.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | kabul on the 16th of august we had the | 5.36 | Jump to 508.479 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the airfield is cleared by 22 30 on the | 5.84 | Jump to 518.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | evening of the 16th on the 19th of | 4.721 | Jump to 521.839 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        DATE
                      
                      
                        the 16th on the 19th
                      
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                  | august we have second battalion and | 4.16 | Jump to 524.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | first marine uh second battalion first | 4.56 | Jump to 526.56 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | also the brits from two and three parrot | 4.081 | Jump to 532.399 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | hotel on the 19th of august on the 20th | 5.68 | Jump to 536.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | consisted of six shipping containers at | 5.04 | Jump to 542.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | is in place for at least two reasons | 5.601 | Jump to 553.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from the 20th through the 22nd of august | 5.76 | Jump to 562.48 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        DATE
                      
                      
                        the 20th through the 22nd
                      
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                  | on the 25th of august | 4.64 | Jump to 572.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from the 25th through the 26th we | 4.801 | Jump to 592.399 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        DATE
                      
                      
                        the 25th through the 26th
                      
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                  | there are at least four imminent threat | 4.401 | Jump to 602.079 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | streams that occurred between the 25th | 4.96 | Jump to 603.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and the 26th at abby gate and what we | 3.84 | Jump to 606.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | at 1600 on the 26th golf company changed | 5.839 | Jump to 621.12 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | out fourth platoon with first platoon | 5.28 | Jump to 624.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | high at abby gate not only on the 26th | 6.08 | Jump to 643.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | of august but at all times at 1700 on | 5.921 | Jump to 646.079 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the 26th brigadier general sullivan who | 4.72 | Jump to 649.44 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | commander was at abby gate that was 36 | 5.04 | Jump to 654.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | commander the 24th mew commander | 6.32 | Jump to 663.519 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | were also at abbey gate on the 26th of | 4.961 | Jump to 667.279 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | august the second battalion first marine | 4.321 | Jump to 669.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | at 1736 in 52 seconds on the 26th we | 6.401 | Jump to 683.279 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | depart hkia early in the morning at zero | 6.4 | Jump to 694.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | zero zero two | 5.36 | Jump to 697.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the first of the 82nd first brigade had | 4.96 | Jump to 706.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there are two comfort areas that you see | 4.0 | Jump to 719.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there were four medical capabilities | 4.0 | Jump to 736.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | that you see listed on the map the first | 3.759 | Jump to 738.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | one is a hospital | 4.24 | Jump to 740.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | left there this was run by first brigade | 5.2 | Jump to 744.72 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | of the 82nd and it had one surgical team | 3.761 | Jump to 747.279 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | of four | 3.52 | Jump to 749.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this had eight surgical teams of four a | 5.2 | Jump to 771.68 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there were two shock trauma platoons the | 4.88 | Jump to 785.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | first was at the east gate in the hardin | 4.72 | Jump to 787.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | facility and that was run by the second | 4.48 | Jump to 790.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | battalion first marine regiment the | 4.56 | Jump to 792.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | second was run by the 24th meu in very | 5.2 | Jump to 794.72 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | we came to a common lexicon of three | 4.96 | Jump to 843.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | spans about three football fields | 4.0 | Jump to 861.44 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | which is about two football fields | 4.4 | Jump to 870.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | was in place on the 20th of august and | 4.32 | Jump to 877.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there are three towers that were | 3.921 | Jump to 886.639 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the first is the 82nd tower and you can | 4.56 | Jump to 890.56 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | on the 26th of august before during and | 5.921 | Jump to 902.079 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | unaffected by the blast the second tower | 6.4 | Jump to 909.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | abbey gate and we have two foot bridges | 5.281 | Jump to 952.079 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | one that is 90 meters east of the sniper | 5.279 | Jump to 954.56 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | tower and the second that is next to the | 5.36 | Jump to 957.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | again the chevron was comprised of six | 3.84 | Jump to 997.04 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | morning of 20 august to mitigate against | 3.84 | Jump to 1000.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | by marines from second battalion first | 3.76 | Jump to 1050.72 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from two and three para the uk units | 3.68 | Jump to 1071.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | in the center of the photo six shipping | 3.28 | Jump to 1076.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | these next two photos give you an idea | 2.801 | Jump to 1103.679 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the photo on the left is from 22 august | 4.24 | Jump to 1108.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this photo was taken on day three of no | 4.64 | Jump to 1126.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the photo on the right was taken 25 | 4.159 | Jump to 1142.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | children under the age of 13 would have | 3.36 | Jump to 1164.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from the 24th mew who were tasked with | 4.079 | Jump to 1171.6 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | these two photos illustrate the close | 3.521 | Jump to 1196.799 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | was one of the most difficult and | 2.88 | Jump to 1240.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | gate it would have been about a five | 5.44 | Jump to 1256.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | one of the reasons the process evolved | 2.8 | Jump to 1268.96 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | conditions at the chevron on 25 august | 5.6 | Jump to 1316.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | so maps like the one on the right would | 3.439 | Jump to 1338.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this photo was taken 25 august from the | 3.6 | Jump to 1375.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | have gotten there by using one of the | 4.08 | Jump to 1392.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this next photo was taken 26 august from | 4.56 | Jump to 1396.08 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | on the 26th both walkways were full with | 4.24 | Jump to 1411.919 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the next photo is also from the 26 | 3.919 | Jump to 1418.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | canal was on 26 august and this gives | 3.92 | Jump to 1439.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | attacker from 26 august utilized one of | 5.12 | Jump to 1514.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this video is from the morning of 25 | 3.68 | Jump to 1558.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the two marines you can see are standing | 3.12 | Jump to 1566.4 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | we show you this video for three reasons | 4.48 | Jump to 1590.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | first it demonstrates how large | 3.6 | Jump to 1593.36 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | video was taken a little more than 24 | 3.52 | Jump to 1599.039 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        DATE
                      
                      
                        a little more than 24
                      
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                  | exponentially the evening of the 25th | 3.919 | Jump to 1606.0 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        TIME
                      
                      
                        the evening of the 25th
                      
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                  | and into the 26th | 3.76 | Jump to 1608.159 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the second reason is to illustrate the | 3.599 | Jump to 1616.08 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the attack on the 26th as they needed to | 4.161 | Jump to 1636.559 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this is 48 meters from the blast there's | 5.76 | Jump to 1690.799 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | a white hilux truck and three marines | 5.521 | Jump to 1693.919 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | in between the two marines and then | 3.679 | Jump to 1714.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | actually feeling even 48 meters from the | 4.88 | Jump to 1730.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | first thing you'll see | 4.4 | Jump to 1754.399 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | video begins three minutes and eight | 3.84 | Jump to 1805.6 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        TIME
                      
                      
                        three minutes and eight
                      
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                  | the attack occurs at 17 36 and 52 | 4.959 | Jump to 1820.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | seconds and is time stamped by two | 3.92 | Jump to 1823.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this truck is 48 meters from the blast | 4.64 | Jump to 1915.919 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | walk 30 meters from the outer gate down | 3.84 | Jump to 1953.679 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | back another 30 meters to the base of | 3.601 | Jump to 1959.279 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        QUANTITY
                      
                      
                        another 30 meters
                      
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                  | that 60 meter distance is a long way to | 4.56 | Jump to 1962.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | shorten that distance by cutting two | 3.441 | Jump to 1969.679 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the two minute mark as the drone pilot | 3.521 | Jump to 1985.919 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the camera orients first on the parking | 3.919 | Jump to 2016.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | at this point about five and a half | 3.841 | Jump to 2035.039 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | fence about 10 meters from the original | 3.921 | Jump to 2081.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | distance by 20 meters | 4.319 | Jump to 2085.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the second hole that the marines cut | 3.439 | Jump to 2123.68 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | into the fence 10 meters from the base | 3.44 | Jump to 2125.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | what is shown now is 7 minutes and 21 | 4.48 | Jump to 2158.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there were three distinct large groups | 3.68 | Jump to 2168.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the first being identified right now was | 4.079 | Jump to 2174.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the second is inside the canal below the | 5.04 | Jump to 2181.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the third large group of potential | 3.12 | Jump to 2186.56 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | this video will end in about 30 seconds | 4.8 | Jump to 2212.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | which is eight minutes post attack | 4.4 | Jump to 2214.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | by 20 minutes post attack all u.s | 4.24 | Jump to 2216.96 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | blast analysis at six am | 5.28 | Jump to 2236.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | eventually two and three para units left | 3.76 | Jump to 2239.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | lieutenant colonel burt smith my first | 3.68 | Jump to 2262.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | two white arrows show the fragmentation | 3.6 | Jump to 2269.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and fox company 2-1 marines were | 3.44 | Jump to 2278.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | first platoon of golf company was | 2.8 | Jump to 2284.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | echo company weapons company of two one | 3.12 | Jump to 2292.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | number 13 on the 26th of august the | 4.8 | Jump to 2304.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | closest being three service members were | 3.199 | Jump to 2306.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | approximately three meters from the | 4.4 | Jump to 2308.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | blast or 10 feet they were standing up | 4.801 | Jump to 2309.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 17 meters from the blast located near | 3.601 | Jump to 2319.119 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there were 26 wounded inaction treated | 4.0 | Jump to 2324.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the 26th of august 19 of those were | 3.6 | Jump to 2328.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and were medically evacuated on 27 | 3.199 | Jump to 2332.4 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | blast effects were felt 50 meters out at | 3.68 | Jump to 2365.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the three marines in the video of the | 2.481 | Jump to 2383.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | last zombie 48 meters | 3.759 | Jump to 2386.32 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | there are now 45 dod service members | 4.85 | Jump to 2417.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | kaya conducted a post-blast analysis 13 | 3.84 | Jump to 2426.4 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 27 august | 2.96 | Jump to 2430.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 20 pounds of military-grade explosives | 4.32 | Jump to 2474.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | site was five millimeter ball bearings | 4.799 | Jump to 2516.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | autopsies of the 13 killed in action | 4.079 | Jump to 2524.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and the first responders at abby gate | 3.92 | Jump to 2544.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | three days after the blast concluded | 4.641 | Jump to 2590.079 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | that over 160 to 170 were killed by this | 4.4 | Jump to 2592.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | only one explosion | 4.24 | Jump to 2672.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | as warning shots were fired from three | 3.359 | Jump to 2782.96 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the two blue dots closest to the barren | 4.96 | Jump to 2801.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the third blue dot depicts a marine | 3.2 | Jump to 2819.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | that fired four warning shots over the | 3.839 | Jump to 2822.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from three separate points | 4.081 | Jump to 2842.559 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the fourth blue dot depicts the location | 4.8 | Jump to 2856.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the two-story building with a water | 2.8 | Jump to 2873.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | further interviews concluded that no one | 7.2 | Jump to 2893.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | interviews with personnel located at two | 5.28 | Jump to 2902.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | witness accounts from doctors and first | 5.28 | Jump to 2944.64 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | capability including nine surgical teams | 5.04 | Jump to 2954.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | of four and a shock trauma platoon | 5.119 | Jump to 2956.96 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | brief there was a 1700 meeting that | 5.28 | Jump to 3058.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | occurred right before the attack 36 | 4.24 | Jump to 3061.44 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | about the five o'clock meeting and was | 4.4 | Jump to 3110.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 1736 minutes before the blast | 6.28 | Jump to 3133.48 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | was the gate still open at 5 36 wasn't | 5.04 | Jump to 3159.68 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 1700 meeting but i know for a fact | 3.841 | Jump to 3173.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | keeping the gate open one influencing | 4.161 | Jump to 3183.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | second influencing factor is that we | 4.8 | Jump to 3193.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | to also evacuate but those are two lead | 6.4 | Jump to 3199.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | happened on the 16th of august when we | 5.199 | Jump to 3208.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | uh courtney q nbc great uh two things so | 4.24 | Jump to 3245.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 5 pm meeting | 3.279 | Jump to 3250.8 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | actually closing and then just one more | 4.96 | Jump to 3303.04 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | on the timeline there's a 25 26 august | 4.56 | Jump to 3304.799 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | reference that says there were four | 3.04 | Jump to 3308.0 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and 2-1 leaders take appropriate action | 3.12 | Jump to 3311.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | can you tell us about those four threat | 4.401 | Jump to 3313.599 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | you know that what occurred at 1736 and | 6.08 | Jump to 3344.96 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 52 seconds was about to occur i mean now | 4.321 | Jump to 3348.319 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | and we'll take one from the phone tara | 5.201 | Jump to 3376.559 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | cop defense one if you're on the line | 3.6 | Jump to 3378.16 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | two marines standing on top of jersey | 3.76 | Jump to 3430.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | barrier and one | 3.2 | Jump to 3433.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | we evacuated 124 000 people | 5.52 | Jump to 3555.76 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | understand a couple things one | 5.681 | Jump to 3593.599 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the gate and on one basis was i mean you | 3.76 | Jump to 3599.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | on the 26th but every day | 5.28 | Jump to 3621.92 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | uh the commander of jtf 82 | 4.639 | Jump to 3627.2 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | 26th | 3.28 | Jump to 3734.88 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | uh we have time for one more question | 3.281 | Jump to 3761.119 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | looking one direction but not | 4.16 | Jump to 3778.24 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | the opposite perspective 180 degrees | 4.481 | Jump to 3784.799 | 
                      
                        
                      
                        QUANTITY
                      
                      
                        perspective 180 degrees
                      
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                  | tower those that's one example | 4.72 | Jump to 3813.599 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | ground and one more question how many | 5.2 | Jump to 3857.52 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | was 25 to 30 rounds | 6.72 | Jump to 3873.839 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | from the third marine location | 5.68 | Jump to 3877.359 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | four rounds from there and then from the | 5.759 | Jump to 3885.28 |  |  | 
              
                
                  | clarification about the 5 pm meeting | 4.72 | Jump to 3897.76 |  |  |