Biden: New attack against U.S. forces
in Kabul 'highly likely in the next
24-36 hours'
Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/29/2021 1:04:35 AM
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday warned that another attack on the Kabul airport was "highly likely" and promised to issue a second retaliatory strike against the terrorists responsible for Thursday's suicide bombing. "The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high," Biden said in a statement. "Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours." Saturday evening the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said all Americans in the vicinity of the airport should leave immediately. The embassy cited a "specific, credible threat,"
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