Biden vows revenge for Kabul attack that killed 13 U.S. troops
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.
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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 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.
The Pentagon says at least 12 U.S. service members were killed and 15 wounded when suicide bombers, believed to be ISIS fighters, attacked outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report with the latest from the Pentagon, joined by foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata in Doha, chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, and CBS News military and homeland security analyst, retired Admiral James Winnefeld.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing Thursday at the White House shortly after President Biden addressed the nation about the attacks in Kabul that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians. Psaki said the U.S. is still on track to withdraw troops by August 31. Watch her briefing.
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President Biden vowed revenge Thursday hours after at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans were killed in attacks in Kabul. Watch the president's remarks and chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin and CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata join "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell for analysis after his speech.
President Biden is vowing to retaliate after bomb attacks killed at least 13 U.S. troops outside the Kabul airport. ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for the blasts. The attack comes as the U.S. races to evacuate U.S. citizens and afghans out of the country, just weeks after the Taliban's rapid takeover. CBS News Charlie D'Agata and Nancy Cordes report. Then Sean Sullivan, CBS News political contributor and White House reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest developments.
Hours after the U.S. warned of an imminent attack, bomb blasts tore through the packed crowds around the Kabul airport, killing U.S. service members and Afghans. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility. Charlie D’Agata reports.
"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down, and make you pay," he said of the perpetrators of the Kabul attack.
In a Pentagon briefing Thursday afternoon, General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. of U.S. Central Command said at least 12 American service members were killed and 15 wounded when suicide bombers, believed to be ISIS fighters, attacked outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Watch his statement.
An Afghan interpreter says he was waiting to enter the airport in Kabul when an explosion struck. "A lot of people got hurt, and people were laying on the ground," he told CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers. He told CBSN he tried to rescue a young girl who had been injured in the blast, but "she died on my hands" as he drove her to the hospital.
The Pentagon confirms "a number of U.S. and civilian casualties" after a bombing at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport and another at a nearby hotel. It comes a day after the State Department warned of a terrorist threat as Americans and Afghan allies evacuate. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King anchors this CBS News Special Report with national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon, foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata in Doha, Qatar, and senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe in Washington.
Thousands of people are surrounding Kabul airport hoping to be evacuated out of the country days before the looming deadline for American troops to be out of the country. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata is in Doha where flights with refugees and foreign nationals are landing.
"I took her to the hospital, but she died on my hands," the man said. "I tried. I did my best to help her."
Americans outside the airport urged to "leave immediately," as Britain says there's "very credible reporting of an imminent attack" by the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are up to 1,500 Americans who may still need to be evacuated out of Afghanistan. The State Department has been in direct communication with 500 Americans with specific instructions on how to safely reach the airport in Kabul. Officials have been reaching out to the remaining 1,000. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest on the evacuations.
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The Pentagon is warning of possible terrorist threats from an Islamic State-affiliated group known as ISIS-K, targeting the crowds of Afghans and Americans waiting to evacuate Afghanistan. This coms as President Biden aims to meet his August 31 deadline to complete the withdrawal. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN with the latest developments.
The White House says more than 21,000 people have been flown out of Afghanistan in 24 hours. Many of them are being temporarily housed at U.S. military bases until they are officially resettled into American life. Jina Krause-Vilmar, president and CEO of Upwardly Global, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with her insight.
President Biden says the U.S. is on pace to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan next week and complete its operations there. The president says the U.S. has helped evacuate nearly 76,000 people since the end of July. Mr. Biden has faced pressure from lawmakers and U.S. allies to extend a presence in Afghanistan, and the president says he has asked the Pentagon and State Department for a contingency plan if needed. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
President Biden spoke at the White House about efforts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill as well as the approaching August 31 deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon, and foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reporting from Doha, Qatar.
A former Afghan officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, who has a U.S. green card and a Special Immigrant Visa, returned to Afghanistan a few weeks ago to pick up his wife and is now stuck in Kabul. He says his work with the U.S. "has put me and my family's life at risk." He spoke with CBSN's Tom Hanson about their experiences trying to evacuate.
Leaders of the G-7 nations are urging President Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for evacuating people from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, C.I.A. Director William Burns met secretly with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports, and then CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN with more on the situation and the discussions with the Taliban.
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