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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby Says "ISIS-K Does Remain Viable Terrorist Threat" [Watch (HLS stream): National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby Says "ISIS-K Does Remain Viable Terrorist Threat"](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eKAiZmRs.m3u8) (1:49)  _Published 2024-01-04. National Security Council spokesman says "ISIS-K does remain viable terrorist threat and obviously the region." 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And I'm sorry your second question was Is Islamic State strength given the fact that they were able to carry out that is that difficult to make a quantitative or qualitative assessment of their strength based on this event. This one event. I would just say what we said before which is Isis K does remain a viable terrorist threat and certainly they are largely based out of Afghanistan. That's where they that's where they headquarter themselves and they continue to pose a viable terrorist threat to the people of Afghanistan and obviously to the region this particular strike. I would just tell you that first of all word grateful for the continued support that we get from the government of rock. We aren't advise and assist capacity only to help the Rockies Security Forces continue to go after still viable Isis threat in Iraq and and that partnership continues and I unlike unlike a Ron and the irgc we actually respect Iraqi sovereignty and we take that seriously, you know, what else we take seriously defending the lives of our men and women in uniform who are in a rock at a rocks invitation to help them get better against this terrorist threat we take that seriously too. 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