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“Those who carried out this attack, and all those who want to harm the United States, know: we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay, “Biden said.
The US Department of Defense said on Thursday that US troops killed in deadly bomber strikes near Kabul airport had risen to 13 and that another 18 had been wounded.
“The thirteenth member of the US forces has died from injuries following an attack on the abbey gate,” Hamid Karzai said in a report, Capt. Bill Urban said.
At the time, Major Jim Stenger, a spokesman for the Marine Corps, said 10 of the dead and several wounded were Marines.
“We mourn the loss of these Marines and pray for their families,” Stenger said in a statement. “Our Marines will continue their mission, preserving the legacy of our corps – to always be ready to meet the challenges of every extraordinary task our country demands.”
The military has yet to provide any details of what happened during the attack, for which a group operating in Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) jihadist movement, claimed responsibility.
Access to the airport is controlled by the Taliban, and the gates are guarded by strong forces from the Marines and other US units.
These soldiers have the responsibility of screening thousands of people who flock to the airport every day to escape from the country where the Taliban have regained power.
Guards are reviewing evacuees’ documents and assessing whether those individuals pose a threat, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the US Army Central Staff, said Thursday.
“We have to register people before they get to the airport,” McKenzie said. – It is impossible to do this remotely. In the end, you have to get really close to that person. “
White House: More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14. people
More than 100,000 people have already been evacuated from Afghanistan. people since Aug. 14, the eve of the Taliban’s return to power in the country, the White House said Thursday.
“Since August 14, the United States has evacuated and helped evacuate about 100,100 people,” the White House said in a statement.
The message came a few hours after the jihadist attack by the Islamic State (IS) on a crowd of people waiting to flee the country gathered at the Kabul airport. The attack killed dozens of people, including 13 US troops.
The statement was issued in the run-up to the Aug. 31 deadline for the United States to withdraw its troops, as well as to complete a mass evacuation flight with its allies in the West.
Thursday at 12 noon. “A total of 7,500 people were evacuated from Kabul during the period,” the White House said.
His statement adds that the people got out of 14 US military planes carrying around 5.1 thousand. evacuated, as well as 39 trips organized by other countries of the coalition, which left another 2.4 thousand. persons.
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that the evacuation will continue and be completed as planned later this month.
