“These American service members who gave their lives,” Mr. Biden spoke from the East Room of the White House shortly after the Pentagon confirmed the deaths of the American service members in what officials said were suicide bomber attacks. “This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others it will end in a way and at an hour of our choosing,” Mr. He vowed the United States would respond with force at “a moment of our choosing,” echoing President Bush’s remarks days after the attacks of Sept. Biden said he had asked his commanders to find ways to target ISIS-K, the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attacks earlier in the day on behalf of its loyalists in Afghanistan. Gunfire was reported in the aftermath of the explosions. The bombs were set off near a crowd of families at the airport gates who were desperately hoping to make one of the last evacuation flights out. “To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm, know this: We will not forgive,” the president said. military sustained one of its highest single-day American tolls during its 20-year Afghanistan campaign. citizens and allies from Afghanistan will continue even as he pledged to hunt down those responsible for the attacks. President Biden on Thursday denounced a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 American service members and injured 18 more, saying that the frantic evacuation of U.S. President Biden condemned a terrorist attack near the Kabul airport that killed scores of people, including at least 13 American service members, pledging to retaliate against the attackers and continue evacuations. We will get our Afghan allies out, and our mission will go on. Here’s what you need to know: These ISIS terrorists will not win. We will respond with force and precision at our time, at the place we choose and the moment of our choosing. I’ve also ordered my commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities.
They’re a part of an airlift and evacuation effort, unlike any seen in history. Heroes who’ve been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others. These American service members who gave their lives - that’s an overused word, but it’s totally appropriate here - were heroes. To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm, know this: We will not forgive. Transcript ‘We Will Hunt You Down,’ Biden Vows After Kabul Explosions President Biden condemned a terrorist attack near the Kabul airport that killed scores of people, including at least 13 American service members, pledging to retaliate against the attackers and continue evacuations.
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