Biden receives heated criticism from Republicans, questions from some Democrats after Kabul airport attack

Washington Post

By Paul Kane
President Biden delivers remarks at the White House regarding the 12 U.S. service members killed in a terrorist attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

President Biden faced heated criticism from congressional Republicans after the attacks in Kabul, as some senior Democrats also questioned the Pentagon’s reliance on the Taliban to protect the international airport where the bombings took place.

While some Republicans said Biden should resign, most focused on demanding that the withdrawal timeline, set for Tuesday, be lifted to allow a forceful counter attack against the Islamic State forces that took credit for the bombings, which killed 13 U.S. service members.

Publish : 2021-08-27 13:55:00

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