Iran Press/ Asia: More than 100 people were killed, including at least 13 US service members and 90 Afghans, at the Kabul airport Thursday when two blasts ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility, disrupting the final push of the US-led evacuation effort.
A suicide bomb attack at the airport’s Abbey Gate was followed by an assault by gunmen, officials said. Another bomb attack took place nearby, at a hotel outside the airport, officials said. Eighteen US service members were injured, the Pentagon said, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The attack marked the deadliest day for the US military in Afghanistan since 2011 and came just five days before the Biden administration’s deadline for the complete military withdrawal from the country. The military expects more attacks, US Marine Corps Gen Frank McKenzie told reporters.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday evening said he was heartbroken by the violence and vowed to retaliate for the attacks while promising to continue evacuation efforts.
“We will hunt you down and make you pay,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. He said he had instructed his national security advisers to develop response plans to the attack.
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