At least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops were killed after two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds at the airport, the Associated Press reported.
President Joe Biden vowed during a speech Thursday to finish the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan and promised to avenge the victims.
“The American service members who gave their lives were heroes,” read a statement posted on the president’s Twitter. “Heroes who have been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others. We have a continuing obligation — a sacred obligation — to their families that will last forever.”
The Islamic State took responsibility for the attacks on its news channel, according to the Associated Press.
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