

He also said that Friday’s retaliatory strike, which killed two ISIS militants, “was not the last.”

military to “protect our men and women on the ground.” Biden said another attack was “highly likely” in the next 24 to 36 hours. tried to pull the last remaining Americans and Afghans out of a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan before the Tuesday deadline.Ī suicide attack claimed by Islamic State militants that killed scores of people outside the Kabul airport this week has brought further anguish to the country and hindered evacuation efforts. The warnings were yet another sign of the chaotic and dangerous situation as the U.S. retaliatory strike for Thursday’s suicide attack would not be the last. On Saturday, President Biden promised that Friday’s U.S. Embassy in Kabul warned Americans of a “specific, credible threat.” State Department officials have issued several similar warnings in recent days. officials again warned Americans to leave the Kabul airport area immediately because of a security threat, hours after President Biden said that another terrorist attack there was “highly likely” in the coming days.Įarly Sunday morning in Afghanistan, the U.S. Image Members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, on Saturday after returning from assisting with the evacuation of people from Kabul.
