Senior cleric close to Taliban rulers killed in Afghan suicide blast
The attack, which hit a packed mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon prayers, has left at least 18 people dead.
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The attack, which hit a packed mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon prayers, has left at least 18 people dead.
President Biden addressed the nation Thursday after learning that dozens of people, including U.S. service members, were killed by ISIS suicide bombers in Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini and CBS News Radio correspondent Steve Dorsey join ""Red and Blue"" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest on the ground in Kabul. Then, Politico's national correspondent Meridith McGraw and Buzzfeed News' national political reporter Kadia Goba discuss the reaction from lawmakers, and a report that the Biden administration gave the Taliban a list of names of people in need of evacuation.
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The suicide bombing also left 18 U.S. service members and scores of Afghans wounded.
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The ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan known as ISIS Khorasan, or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombings in Kabul that killed over 100 people, including 13 U.S. service members. Before the carnage outside the Afghan capital's airport, U.S. intelligence warned of an imminent attack by the group. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN AM to talk about the extremist group.
Its members generally hold the view that members of the Taliban are impure and not extremist enough.
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"The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high," the president said in a statement.
There are only three days left to evacuate the remaining Americans and Afghan allies before U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan, but President Biden remains steadfast in finishing the job despite Thursday's attack in Kabul and threats of more attacks by ISIS-K. Skyler Henry reports.
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There were no known civilian casualties.
The group known as ISIS Khorasan, or ISIS-K, an offshoot of ISIS, is claiming responsibility for Thursday's deadly suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge spoke to CBSN's Tom Hanson about the group.
A pair of suicide bombings by ISIS-K have killed at least 100 people at Kabul airport and a nearby hotel. The dead include 13 U.S. Marines and Afghan civilians. The Pentagon has said the attacks will not stop the evacuation operation. Senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports the latest from Doha in Qatar.
President Biden spoke Thursday at the White House after attacks in Kabul killed at least 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians. Mr. Biden vowed that the U.S. will continue evacuation flights from Afghanistan, and he warned the suspected ISIS terrorists: "We will hunt you down and make you pay." Wach the president's remarks.
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