President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the United States will hunt down the attacker in the double bombing at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan and said he has asked the Pentagon to develop a counterattack plan.
Biden delivered a speech several hours after the two bombings killed more than a dozen U.S. soldiers and injured many others. This was the heaviest day of U.S. military casualties in a decade.
“We will not forgive, we will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” he said in a speech at the White House.
Kabul bombing: At least 72 people were killed, including U.S. military personnel, officials said
Biden said that the U.S. evacuation will continue. He did not say that the goal of the U.S. withdrawal will change next Tuesday.
“I also ordered my commander to develop an action plan against ISIS-K assets, leadership, and facilities. We will respond in a forceful and precise manner at our time, where we choose, and when we choose,” Biden said.
— A report by Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland
