{"id":22715,"date":"2021-08-26T22:12:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/26\/biden-vows-payback-for-deadly-attacks-on-us-troops-but-will-keep-aug-31-afghanistan-withdrawal-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:01:26","slug":"biden-vows-payback-for-deadly-attacks-on-us-troops-but-will-keep-aug-31-afghanistan-withdrawal-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/08\/26\/biden-vows-payback-for-deadly-attacks-on-us-troops-but-will-keep-aug-31-afghanistan-withdrawal-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden vows payback for deadly attacks on U.S. troops, but will keep Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/08\/26\/heres-how-biden-could-mitigate-damage-done-by-the-afghan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Joe Biden<\/a> said he was \u201coutraged and heartbroken\u201d over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/08\/26\/explosion-outside-kabul-airport-casualties-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\">deaths of 12 U.S. service members<\/a> and serious injuries of 15 others at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2021\/08\/25\/8-us-bases-in-europe-prepared-to-accept-as-many-as-25000-afghan-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kabul airport<\/a> on Thursday, and vowed to attack the terrorists who carried out the bombing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve ordered my commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities,\u201d he said in a White House address Thursday afternoon. \u201cWe will respond with force and precision at our time at the place we choose in a moment of our choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese ISIS terrorists will not win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/08\/26\/explosion-outside-kabul-airport-casualties-unknown\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AfghanISISAttack1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US troop death toll now at 13, with 18 wounded, in HKIA attack: CENTCOM<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Pentagon spokesman confirmed the event on Thursday via tweet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Biden, who has received significant criticism in recent days for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the tumultuous evacuation effort in recent weeks, said the attack will not change plans to end the American mission in Afghanistan next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese American service members who gave their lives &#8230; they were heroes, heroes who have been engaged in a dangerous selfless mission: to save the lives of others,\u201d he said in a White House address Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can and we must complete this mission \u2026 We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not let them stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, officials from ISIS-K \u2014 the Islamic State in Khorasan Province \u2014 claimed credit for the attack, which killed as many as 90 civilians and injured more than 150 others, according to reports from local Afghan agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Department officials had warned on Wednesday that the Kabul airport could be the site of a terrorist attack. Thousands of Americans and Afghan nationals seeking to flee the Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan have been crowded around the facility for the last two weeks, trying to get on a flight before the evacuation mission ends Aug. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials said an ISIS-K bomber got past Taliban checkpoints and detonated an explosion just outside the airport\u2019s gates. U.S. military personnel were working just outside the gates, talking to would-be evacuees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the attack, Biden said that the military will \u201cget whatever they need in additional force\u201d to deal with the terrorist threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he also said that military commanders told him they support plans to complete the evacuation mission in the next few days and withdraw all U.S. forces from the country, in keeping with demands from Taliban leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden dismissed a suggestion that all U.S. troops should be withdrawn immediately, given the threat to American military forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/08\/25\/after-evacuation-afghan-refugees-still-face-numerous-obstacles\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6799072.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">After evacuation, Afghan refugees still face numerous obstacles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Significant background checks before traveling to the United States are still happening, administration officials said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are additional groups of individuals who have contacted us, from women\u2019s groups to [non-governmental organizations] and others who have expressly indicated they want to get out,\u201d he said. \u201cThat still presents the opportunity for the next several days to be able to get them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd our military, to the extent that we can do that, knowing that we may very well have another attack, our military has concluded that\u2019s what we should do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Thursday\u2019s attack, a large number of Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill had urged Biden to extend the deadline past Aug. 31 for the evacuation mission, saying that too many vulnerable individuals would be left behind if the airlift efforts ended too early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since late July, nearly all of them in the last 12 days. But advocacy groups say thousands more refugees need to be given a chance to leave before U.S. forces depart the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2021\/08\/25\/this-afghan-family-fled-kabul-a-virginia-military-network-gave-them-a-new-home\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Graham-55.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">This Afghan family fled Kabul. A Virginia military network gave them a new home<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ramin Sharifi, through the help of some American allies, is settling into his new home with his family.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Department officials estimated about 1,000 American citizens remain in country, many of them trying to find a safe way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 11 Marines and one Navy corpsman are the first U.S. service members killed in action in Afghanistan since Feb. 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden called the losses crushing, both personally and for the country, but said they did not change his resolve to end the long-running U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have never been of the view that we should be sacrificing American lives to try to establish a democratic government in 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