Hello
93results for ""
After backing the 2001 US invasion, Biden became a skeptic of US nation-building efforts and harboured deep doubts about the Afghan government's ability to develop the capacity to sustain itself.
Forced into a hasty and humiliating exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a massive but chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped them.
The killing reignited concerns among activists that the insurgents would return to their oppressive rule in the country after their military blitz toppled the government.
Two witnesses said the blast appeared to have been caused by a rocket that hit a house in an area to the northern side of the airport but there was no immediate confirmation.
Just over 1,000 civilians remained at the airport on Sunday to be flown out before the troops finally leave, a Western security official told Reuters.
Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours, Biden said,
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover.
Thousands of Afghans have been gathered at the airport for days trying to flee the country since the Taliban takeover earlier this month. Western nations had warned of a possible attack.
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday, killing at least 60 Afghans and 13 US troops.
The Islamic State group is more radical than the Taliban and has carried out a wave of attacks targeting civilians.