President Biden is set to speak about Afghanistan at 5 p.m. ET Thursday following the explosions in Kabul, the White House said
President Biden is set to speak about Afghanistan at 5 p.m. Thursday following the explosions in Kabul, the White House said.
Mr. Biden made no public appearances as of midday Thursday, postponing a scheduled meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and canceling a virtual event with U.S. governors. Mr. Biden was briefed by his national security team about the incidents on Thursday morning in the White House’s Situation Room and continued to receive updates, officials said. He spent much of the day in the Oval Office, one of the officials said.
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