U.S. military service members killed in Kabul airport bombing, Pentagon says
An attack by Islamic State terrorists on Thursday shattered hopes that U.S. forces could complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan without a wave of bloodshed, and President Biden vowed retaliation even as he remained committed to finishing the evacuation in the coming days.
The attack, one of the deadliest on U.S. forces since the war began, involved two bombings, one at an airport gate where Afghan civilians had lined up in hopes of catching a flight out of the country, and another at a nearby hotel that has been a staging ground for evacuees. Then gunmen opened fire, adding to the devastation.
On Thursday, that scene of desperation was transformed into one of carnage. Video from the attack’s aftermath showed bloodied corpses strewn near a sewage canal that runs along the airport’s outskirts. Some of the dead had to be fished out of the canal. Ramin Sarwary, 30, kept vigil outside another medical center for word of his friend’s brother, who had managed to get permission to travel to the United Kingdom.
Now his promise of retribution will require a difficult balancing act. Biden said he would authorize additional military forces if necessary to retaliate against an elusive foe, but he appears reluctant to take any step that would prolong U.S. involvement in Afghanistan or risk American lives in a conflict that he already views as a lost cause.Advertisement
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