Biden Issues A Stern Warning To ISIS-K Attackers : NPR
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Two explosions, one just outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and another at the nearby Baron Hotel, killed dozens of people Thursday. Among them were 13 U.S. service members, including 11 U.S. Marines and one Navy corpsman. An Islamic State affiliate says it was behind the attacks, which came less than a day after the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to get out of the area.
Throughout the day Thursday, we maintained this live blog to capture the developments — from scenes on the ground to the reaction at the White House. This piece will not update further.
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Update 7:40 p.m. ET:
The Defense Department has confirmed the death of a 13th U.S. service member and that 18 are wounded from the attack at the Kabul airport.
Those wounded “are in the process of being aeromedically evacuated from Afghanistan