Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge U.S. deaths
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As many as 1,000 Americans and many more Afghans are still struggling to get out of Kabul.
President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite a He also promised to avenge the deaths, declaring to the extremists responsible: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.” Speaking with emotion from the White House, Mr. Biden said the was to blame for the attacks that killed 12 American service members and many more Afghan civilians. He said there was no evidence they colluded with the Taliban, who now control the country. “We have some reason to believe we know who they are,” he said of the bombers and gunmen involved. "Not certain.”
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