Dozens killed in blasts outside Kabul airport

Twelve US service members were killed and 15 were injured in an attack at Kabul's airport, the head of the US Central Command said.

More than 60 Afghans are dead and at least 140 wounded, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health tells CNN.
The blasts come as the US and other countries race to evacuate people ahead of President Biden's Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.

President Biden revealed Thursday that he has ordered military commanders “to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities.”

“We will respond with force and precision in our time, in a place we choose in a manner of our choosing,” Biden said, declining to give specifics on timing.

“These ISIS terrorists will not win. We will rescue the Americans. We will get our Afghan allies out. And our mission will go on,” the President said. “America will not be intimidated.”

Crdit: CNN.com