CNN: New Video Evidence Shows There Was Far More Gunfire During Kabul Airport Attack than the Pentagon Has Ever Admitted

SANCHEZ A CNN investigation ░░░░░░░░ raising new questions about ░░░░░░░░ deadly bombing during the ░░░░░░░░ U S withdrawal from ░░░░░░░░ Remember some 13 American ░░░░░░░░ and about 170 Afghans ░░░░░░░░ killed in August 2021 ░░░░░░░░ for years the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ insisted a single explosion ░░░░░░░░ an ISIS suicide bomber ░░░░░░░░ to blame KEILAR But ░░░░░░░░ has obtained never before ░░░░░░░░ video It shows that ░░░░░░░░ was far more gunfire ░░░░░░░░ what officials have ever ░░░░░░░░ Our teams also spoke ░░░░░░░░ a doctor who says ░░░░░░░░ personally pulled bullets from ░░░░░░░░ wounded CNN chief international ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Nick Paton Walsh ░░░░░░░░ it all down in ░░░░░░░░ exclusive investigation Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ S MARINE Are you ░░░░░░░░ in the right state ░░░░░░░░ mind Let s go ░░░░░░░░ Walsh voice over This ░░░░░░░░ not fully seen in ░░░░░░░░ before reveals brutal facts ░░░░░░░░ denied by the U ░░░░░░░░ military On August 26 ░░░░░░░░ a moment of acute ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ s longest war Two ░░░░░░░░ investigations insisted all 170 ░░░░░░░░ and 13 U S ░░░░░░░░ who died here were ░░░░░░░░ by an ISIS bomber ░░░░░░░░ nobody hit by gunfire ░░░░░░░░ No definitive proof that ░░░░░░░░ was ever hit or ░░░░░░░░ by gunfire PATON Walsh ░░░░░░░░ over But this new ░░░░░░░░ which begins outside the ░░░░░░░░ s Abbey Gate entrance ░░░░░░░░ much more shooting after ░░░░░░░░ blast than the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ Combined with new accounts ░░░░░░░░ CNN of marines opening ░░░░░░░░ and gunshot injuries in ░░░░░░░░ civilians it challenges the ░░░░░░░░ and reliability of the ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon investigations that declared ░░░░░░░░ Afghan civilians were shot ░░░░░░░░ in the chaotic aftermath ░░░░░░░░ bomb detonates The footage ░░░░░░░░ stops and picks up ░░░░░░░░ seconds later UNKNOWN I ░░░░░░░░ that on film dude ░░░░░░░░ S MARINE They re ░░░░░░░░ through PATON Walsh Many ░░░░░░░░ here were young some ░░░░░░░░ their first deployment The ░░░░░░░░ starts they run for ░░░░░░░░ This long burst is ░░░░░░░░ 17 shots bringing us ░░░░░░░░ total of 20 We ░░░░░░░░ tallying shots fired and ░░░░░░░░ of fire based on ░░░░░░░░ forensic analyses on screen ░░░░░░░░ cannot see who is ░░░░░░░░ firing here and we ░░░░░░░░ see marines or anyone ░░░░░░░░ in this video Short ░░░░░░░░ bursts in isolation CS ░░░░░░░░ canister has exploded and ░░░░░░░░ blast is gas choking ░░░░░░░░ marine And in a ░░░░░░░░ the total episodes of ░░░░░░░░ you ve heard will ░░░░░░░░ being more than the ░░░░░░░░ that Pentagon has said ░░░░░░░░ The gunfire continues We ░░░░░░░░ forward 27 seconds as ░░░░░░░░ arms raised run into ░░░░░░░░ airport One burst now ░░░░░░░░ U S MARINE Is ░░░░░░░░ the bleep TB bro ░░░░░░░░ Walsh voice over They ░░░░░░░░ if the Taliban the ░░░░░░░░ is shooting Two marines ░░░░░░░░ us they saw the ░░░░░░░░ just after the blast ░░░░░░░░ as shocked as they ░░░░░░░░ Multiple marines we spoke ░░░░░░░░ who were there said ░░░░░░░░ felt they were under ░░░░░░░░ but the Pentagon has ░░░░░░░░ for two years no ░░░░░░░░ gunmen opened fire here ░░░░░░░░ ve said the only ░░░░░░░░ fired here were two ░░░░░░░░ by U S marines ░░░░░░░░ one from U K ░░░░░░░░ once in a big ░░░░░░░░ from a nearby tower ░░░░░░░░ bursts near simultaneous U ░░░░░░░░ MARINE Get down Are ░░░░░░░░ good PATON Walsh voice ░░░░░░░░ So according to their ░░░░░░░░ we must be hearing ░░░░░░░░ all the British firing ░░░░░░░░ Jump forward nearly two ░░░░░░░░ during which there are ░░░░░░░░ bursts and they re ░░░░░░░░ outside to help That ░░░░░░░░ at least 43 shots ░░░░░░░░ 11 episodes of shooting ░░░░░░░░ short of four minutes ░░░░░░░░ sporadic fire most of ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon has said ░░░░░░░░ two years did not ░░░░░░░░ This is how terrifying ░░░░░░░░ was for Afghans outside ░░░░░░░░ after the blast So ░░░░░░░░ was shooting For the ░░░░░░░░ time a marine eyewitness ░░░░░░░░ come forward and told ░░░░░░░░ the first big burst ░░░░░░░░ gunfire at the start ░░░░░░░░ the GoPro video you ░░░░░░░░ saw came from where ░░░░░░░░ S marines were standing ░░░░░░░░ the blast site We ░░░░░░░░ using a different voice ░░░░░░░░ hide his identity as ░░░░░░░░ fears reprisals for describing ░░░░░░░░ gunfire U S MARINE ░░░░░░░░ It was multiple There ░░░░░░░░ no doubt about that ░░░░░░░░ wasn t onesies and ░░░░░░░░ It was a mass ░░░░░░░░ of gunfire PATON Walsh ░░░░░░░░ towards the Abbey Gate ░░░░░░░░ tower from roughly an ░░░░░░░░ not too far away ░░░░░░░░ where the blast had ░░░░░░░░ off that s where ░░░░░░░░ heard the shooting emanate ░░░░░░░░ U S MARINE INFORMANT ░░░░░░░░ would have been around ░░░░░░░░ area yes PATON Walsh ░░░░░░░░ there were U S ░░░░░░░░ right This was likely ░░░░░░░░ from marines on the ░░░░░░░░ U S MARINE INFORMANT ░░░░░░░░ PATON Walsh You think ░░░░░░░░ fired into the crowd ░░░░░░░░ S MARINE INFORMANT I ░░░░░░░░ t tell you for ░░░░░░░░ PATON Walsh But they ░░░░░░░░ t have fired into ░░░░░░░░ air right U S ░░░░░░░░ INFORMANT No they would ░░░░░░░░ have fired into the ░░░░░░░░ PATON Walsh Because you ░░░░░░░░ a specific no warning ░░░░░░░░ order right U S ░░░░░░░░ INFORMANT It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ direct order but it ░░░░░░░░ a common understanding no ░░░░░░░░ shots These are kids ░░░░░░░░ re young And they ░░░░░░░░ only been taught what ░░░░░░░░ ve been taught Some ░░░░░░░░ these kids have been ░░░░░░░░ the unit for quite ░░░░░░░░ two three months prior ░░░░░░░░ deployment PATON Walsh voice ░░░░░░░░ We spoke to over ░░░░░░░░ other marines anonymously about ░░░░░░░░ Some felt they were ░░░░░░░░ at A couple have ░░░░░░░░ said they saw a ░░░░░░░░ but two others stand ░░░░░░░░ who we were unable ░░░░░░░░ reach ourselves Both injured ░░░░░░░░ admitting some memories were ░░░░░░░░ but one clear he ░░░░░░░░ orders to fire the ░░░░░░░░ that he opened fire ░░░░░░░░ FINLEY I see my ░░░░░░░░ sergeant walked past us ░░░░░░░░ Get back on that ░░░░░░░░ and shoot back at ░░░░░░░░ mother bleep So I ░░░░░░░░ like Oh we re ░░░░░░░░ a gunfight too SANCHEZ ░░░░░░░░ all I hear is ░░░░░░░░ and flashes going on ░░░░░░░░ then I start hearing ░░░░░░░░ And then I start ░░░░░░░░ that s a bleep ░░░░░░░░ shooting at me I ░░░░░░░░ started shooting at the ░░░░░░░░ PATON Walsh voice over ░░░░░░░░ what of the Afghans ░░░░░░░░ 170 of whom died ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon has insisted all ░░░░░░░░ and deaths were from ░░░░░░░░ bomb and its ball ░░░░░░░░ But two years ago ░░░░░░░░ hurts significant evidence from ░░░░░░░░ eyewitnesses that Afghans were ░░░░░░░░ and from Afghan medical ░░░░░░░░ counting dozens of dead ░░░░░░░░ bullets Key was Sayed ░░░░░░░░ head doctor at the ░░░░░░░░ Hospital treating most of ░░░░░░░░ wounded Back then he ░░░░░░░░ afraid to speak openly ░░░░░░░░ his account was dismissed ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon But now ░░░░░░░░ met him safe with ░░░░░░░░ in Finland He says ░░░░░░░░ and his staff had ░░░░░░░░ expertise to diagnose over ░░░░░░░░ dead from gunfire that ░░░░░░░░ AHMADI 170 people were ░░░░░░░░ totally But the register ░░░░░░░░ we had maybe 145 ░░░░░░░░ Walsh And by your ░░░░░░░░ about half AHMADI More ░░░░░░░░ half were killed by ░░░░░░░░ PATON Walsh So when ░░░░░░░░ hear the American investigation ░░░░░░░░ that you re just ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ I wonder I hope ░░░░░░░░ day they ask me ░░░░░░░░ they call me What ░░░░░░░░ saw Like come here ░░░░░░░░ ask me You came ░░░░░░░░ Kabul linear asked me ░░░░░░░░ the situation They never ░░░░░░░░ me PATON Walsh voice ░░░░░░░░ Even though we described ░░░░░░░░ video and our findings ░░░░░░░░ great detail to the ░░░░░░░░ they said they would ░░░░░░░░ to examine any new ░░░░░░░░ video before they could ░░░░░░░░ it They said their ░░░░░░░░ investigation had thoroughly looked ░░░░░░░░ allegations of outgoing fire ░░░░░░░░ U S and coalition ░░░░░░░░ following the blast They ░░░░░░░░ their review released earlier ░░░░░░░░ month focused not on ░░░░░░░░ but the bomber and ░░░░░░░░ leading up to the ░░░░░░░░ but found no new ░░░░░░░░ of a complex attack ░░░░░░░░ uncovered no new assertions ░░░░░░░░ outgoing fire having no ░░░░░░░░ impact on the original ░░░░░░░░ Investigators have also not ░░░░░░░░ any Afghans for their ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon said leaving ░░░░░░░░ question of how hungry ░░░░░░░░ the truth are they ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR We have ░░░░░░░░ s Nick Paton Walsh ░░░░░░░░ us from London Stunning ░░░░░░░░ they didn t ask ░░░░░░░░ very simple questions of ░░░░░░░░ that you were able ░░░░░░░░ ask questions of there ░░░░░░░░ What happens next PATON ░░░░░░░░ Yeah indeed from an ░░░░░░░░ doctor who said to ░░░░░░░░ he d be willing ░░░░░░░░ talk to Pentagon investigators ░░░░░░░░ they reached out to ░░░░░░░░ we are talking about ░░░░░░░░ medical staff in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ up by medical reports ░░░░░░░░ about over 70 dead ░░░░░░░░ that incident from what ░░░░░░░░ said was gunfire shots ░░░░░░░░ that s key Also ░░░░░░░░ to this is the ░░░░░░░░ of the families of ░░░░░░░░ 13 U S service ░░░░░░░░ who died They have ░░░░░░░░ at times expressed their ░░░░░░░░ at the official Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ and we ve also ░░░░░░░░ heard in the last ░░░░░░░░ on X com from ░░░░░░░░ congressman from Florida Mike ░░░░░░░░ He actually said that ░░░░░░░░ 1 2 years have ░░░░░░░░ and now new questions ░░░░░░░░ still emerging about the ░░░░░░░░ Gate bombing He says ░░░░░░░░ was just briefed last ░░░░░░░░ on the second investigation ░░░░░░░░ the bombing and was ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of this ░░░░░░░░ He s referencing our ░░░░░░░░ there He says My ░░░░░░░░ breaks for the 13 ░░░░░░░░ Star members who can ░░░░░░░░ get closure or accountability ░░░░░░░░ this tragedy And that ░░░░░░░░ ultimately what we re ░░░░░░░░ about here that the ░░░░░░░░ process palpable at times ░░░░░░░░ amongst those who survived ░░░░░░░░ those who lost people ░░░░░░░░ this Afghan as well ░░░░░░░░ hampered by the truth ░░░░░░░░ seems not quite having ░░░░░░░░ laid bare yet We ░░░░░░░░ know that the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ in possession of video ░░░░░░░░ put that out in ░░░░░░░░ Freedom Information Act request ░░░░░░░░ fact that it s ░░░░░░░░ viewed by the generals ░░░░░░░░ charge was acknowledged during ░░░░░░░░ congressional briefings So the ░░░░░░░░ probably know more about ░░░░░░░░ than they made public ░░░░░░░░ terms of video The ░░░░░░░░ question is why is ░░░░░░░░ not more transparently being ░░░░░░░░ with throughout these entire ░░░░░░░░ years of investigations Back ░░░░░░░░ you SANCHEZ Excellent reporting ░░░░░░░░ Nick Paton Walsh Nick ░░░░░░░░ you so much Stay ░░░░░░░░ CNN We re back ░░░░░░░░ just moments.”