ISIS-K attack upends Kabul evacuation
| The deadly ISIS-K attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday has upended U.S. evacuation efforts and confirmed widespread fears a terrorist group would seek to capitalize on the chaos as thousands scramble to leave Afghanistan’s capital before next week.
The Biden administration for weeks had warned of such an ambush, which involved a suicide bombing just outside the gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), followed by a number of ISIS gunmen who opened fire on civilians and military forces. The attack killed 13 U.S. service members, more than 170 Afghans, two British nationals and the child of a British national. |
