In a heartfelt press conference, the American president dissolves the last reservations and talks about the ISIS attack, specifying that no link has emerged so far between these terrorist groups and the Taliban. He then turns to the military: “I feel your pain.” Speaking to the nation, the president asks for a few moments of silence for the civilians and soldiers killed in today’s attacks. But it is not a declaration of surrender, Biden also affirms that “the terrorists will not win” and then addressed to the group that carried out the attacks in which 12 marines also died: “We will hunt you down and we will do it to pay”. Joe Biden announced that he had asked for a plan to strike Isis-K, believed to be responsible for the attack in Kabul. “America will not be intimidated,” he assured, opening up the possibility of guaranteeing other troops on the ground, if necessary. THE
The American president then stated that the evacuation operations will continue, recalling that 5 thousand Americans are still present in Afghanistan. But Biden also said that he is counting on the collaboration of the Taliban for the evacuation “it is also in their interest that we leave,” he recalled.
Joe Biden then reconfirmed the date of August 31 to conclude the withdrawal from Afghanistan but assured that the US will try even after that date to continue to take the Afghans who have helped the United States out of the country.