At least 12 US soldiers have been killed in Kabul. Now President Joe Biden is receiving strong criticism from political opponents. Democrats, on the other hand, criticize the Taliban.
On Thursday, two bombs went off at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 60 Afghans have been killed and 12 American soldiers have been killed. It reports several media.
The Pentagon believes there are two suicide bombers. They believe that IS is behind it.
The attack came as the United States and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The Taliban took power in a very short time. The United States and President Joe Biden have since faced harsh criticism.
Now the critics are getting water on the mill.
– God help us
Among them is Nikki Haley, former UN Ambassador to the United States. She is a prominent politician for the Republican Party and is mentioned by many as a possible presidential candidate in 2024.
“Should Biden resign or be removed from his post after the evacuation of Afghanistan? Yes. But then we are left with Kamala Harris. It would be ten times worse. God help us “, she writes Twitter.
President Biden meets the press at 23 Norwegian time. Then he will inform about the attack in Kabul.
– Die in Biden’s hands
Republican Elise Stefanik is not holding back either. She is suing President Biden.
“Joe Biden has blood on his hands”, tweets their.
She is the party’s third top leader in the House of Representatives.
Both Stefanik and Haley were well-known defenders of former President Donald Trump.
“This terrible national security and humanitarian crisis is due to Joe Biden’s weak and incompetent leadership. He is not suitable as president “, writes Stefanik.
Congresswoman and Republican Lisa McClain is also firing Twitter.
“You assured the Americans that we could trust the Taliban to secure the evacuation of our citizens and allies. You now have blood on your hands “, she writes.
– The Taliban has broken its promise
Democrat and Senator Joe Manchin criticizes the Taliban. He believes they must take responsibility for the attack that has taken place.
“The Taliban have obviously broken their promises. This can no longer be tolerated “, writes Manchin in a statement.
“Their takeover of Afghanistan encourages terrorist organizations such as IS to commit attacks like the ones we saw today,” he added.
–Senator Bob Casey of the Democratic Party believes the safety of American soldiers must be a top priority. He writes that Twitter.
“This is a devastating attack on Afghans and Americans fleeing for their lives and American soldiers working day and night to evacuate as many as possible,” he wrote.
“We can not tolerate terrorist threats against the United States withdrawing from Afghanistan,” he wrote.
Reuters: IS takes the blame
The Pentagon believes that IS’s Afghan faction is behind it. They are sworn enemies of the Taliban. Biden warned several days in advance of a possible attack from Is.
IS has itself claimed responsibility for the attack, Reuters reports on Thursday night.
General Kenneth McKenzie believes the Taliban has failed.
“They have obviously failed to control people outside the airport,” McKenzie said Thursday night.
He heads the US Central Command. They are in charge of US forces in Afghanistan.
McKenzie and the Pentagon met with the press on Thursday night.
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