Biden Warns: Another ISIS Attack Is “Highly Likely”

The New York Times reports:

President Biden warned Saturday that another terrorist attack at the Kabul airport sometime in the coming days was “highly likely,” and he promised that the U.S. retaliatory strike for Thursday’s suicide attack would not be the last. The warning was yet another sign of the chaotic and dangerous situation as the U.S. tried to pull the last remaining Americans and Afghans out of a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan before the Tuesday deadline.

A suicide attack claimed by Islamic State militants that killed scores of people outside the Kabul airport this week has brought further anguish to the country and hindered evacuation efforts. In a statement, Mr. Biden said another attack was “highly likely” in the next 24-36 hours. He added that he had directed the U.S. military to “protect our men and women on the ground.” He also said that Friday’s retaliatory strike, which killed two ISIS militants, “was not the last.”

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Breaking News: President Biden said another Kabul attack was “highly likely” in the next 36 hours, and that the U.S. retaliation for the bombing wouldn’t be the last.

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