Afghans evacuation will continue despite deadly attacks: Biden

KABUL (Pajhwok): US President Biden has warned Islamic State of consequences after deadly attack on Thursday and also pledged that the evacuation of Afghanistan will continue.

“Know this,” Biden said to the attackers. “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.”

Biden held a moment of silence to honor the American service members who lost their lives, calling them “heroes” and “the best the country has to offer.”

“The lives we lost today were lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others, in the service of America,” he said from the White House.

Biden said the situation on the ground in Kabul was still evolving and that the U.S. will target the assets, leadership and facilities of ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate that has reportedly claimed responsibility for the terror attack.

“We will respond with force and precision, at our time, at the place we choose and at the moment of our choosing,” he said.

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