Biden says another attack in Afghanistan is "highly likely" in 24-36 hours
"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.
"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.
The mass exodus out of Afghanistan presses on as the U.S. military oversees flights taking American and Afghan allies out of Taliban-controlled Kabul. A flight packed with hundreds of babies, children and the elderly landed early Saturday morning in Albania, while another is due to arrive in Philadelphia. Charlie D'Agata reports from Doha, Qatar.
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There were no known civilian casualties.
"Because of security threats at the Kabul airport, we continue to advise U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates," the embassy wrote on its website.
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President Biden’s national security advisers warned him that another attack in Kabul is “likely.” The attack that left more than 170 dead, including 13 U.S. service members, has fueled criticism of the withdrawal. Nancy Cordes reports.
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The president of Emergency NGO says they added extra beds to Kabul hospitals after Thursday's attack by ISIS-K killed at least 170 people and injured many more. Rossella Miccio joined CBSN with more on this.
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Thursday's deadly attack in Afghanistan targeted a vulnerable area outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport. Retired Navy SEAL Commander Dave Sears, who served in Afghanistan and is the author of "Smarter Not Harder," joined CBSN to discuss the situation on the ground.
Evacuation flights were leaving the Afghan capital again, but time was running short, and there were warnings that ISIS could strike again after claiming at least 170 lives.
The attack outside the walls of Kabul's airport left scores of Afghans dead, and made for U.S. forces' deadliest day in Afghanistan in years.
President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate against those responsible for the bombings in Kabul that killed more than 100 on Thursday, including at least 13 U.S. service members. He also said the U.S. would continue its evacuation of citizens and Afghan allies as planned, with the military set to depart by August 31. Correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
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.
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