The President of the United States again blamed his predecessor Donald Trump and announced in an intermittent voice: We will not forgive, we will not forget. We will find you and make you pay. “
Addressing the nation after two bombings at Kabul airport on Thursday, US President Joe Biden vowed that the United States would investigate those responsible for the terrorist attacks, and said he had asked the Pentagon to draw up plans to retaliate against them, Reuters reported. .
In an emotional voice, Biden said, “We will not forgive, we will not forget. We will find you and make you pay.”
The president also said that the evacuation of the Americans would continue. He gave no indication of a change in the download target until Tuesday.
“In addition, I have ordered my commanders to develop operational plans for a strike on ISIL-Khorasan forces, leaders and facilities.” a moment, a place of our choice and a moment of our choice, “Biden said.
He also said he would allow additional reinforcements to be sent if needed.
Biden has defended the way he has handled the most serious foreign policy crisis since the beginning of his term, saying he is responsible, but has also criticized his predecessor, Donald Trump, for the 2020 deal with the Taliban.
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The US president has said he does not trust the Taliban, but believes it is in their interest for the evacuation to continue. He was quoted as saying by the Associated Press that there was no evidence that the perpetrators had acted in concert with the Taliban, who now control the country.
During his address, Biden kept a minute of silence in memory of the fallen American soldiers.
A U.S. official told Reuters that another U.S. serviceman had died in the attack, bringing the total number of casualties among U.S. forces at Kabul airport to 13. The Pentagon later confirmed the information. The U.S. military wounded 18 in the attack.
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White House spokeswoman Jen Saki said it would not be possible to evacuate any Afghan who wants to leave the country before the US withdrawal on August 31.
She said there was no deadline for the commitment to evacuate any American who wished to leave Afghanistan, even after the military withdrawal.
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far, but another 1,000 Americans and many more Afghans are trying to leave the country, the Associated Press reported.
Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie, who is coordinating the evacuation operation, said more attacks could be expected. However, he spoke out against the premature termination of the evacuation, despite the risks. Mackenzie said there were about 5,000 people at Kabul airport on Thursday waiting for flights to evacuate. He said the Taliban were “useful” in dealing with them and were not suspected of the attacks.
Nancy Pelosi, chairwoman of the lower house of the US Congress, has ordered the Capitol flags to be lowered in half in memory of those killed in the Kabul attack.
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