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this worrying situation became a reality, western countries, including the United States, were in a state of emergency.



We will connect with Washington correspondent Yunsu Kim to find out more about the news. You said that President Biden gave a public address a while ago? What did you say?



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Yes, President Biden spoke to the public with a gloomy expression on his face.



President Biden, who paid a silent tribute to the victims during his speech, declared a strong response to terrorist groups. Let's hear it for yourself.



[Biden/President of the United States: I will not forgive you. I won't forget it. We'll find the terrorists and pay for them.]



President Biden said he would send more troops if necessary.



Earlier, immediately after the bombing, President Biden urgently convened the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to hold an emergency security meeting.



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Correspondent Kim, I think there will be a setback in the evacuation operation in Afghanistan right now.



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little while ago, the Ministry of National Defense also gave a briefing. The US Central Command in charge of Afghanistan said the evacuation operation would continue. Listen to this too.



[Mackenzie/U.S. Central Command: Despite this attack, the evacuation operation will continue as quickly as possible. Today, about 5,000 people were evacuated by plane.]



Commander McKenzie explained that there is also a threat of additional terrorism, but looking at this, it seems that disruption to the evacuation operation is inevitable.



President Biden had previously said that he would not extend the evacuation deadline because of the threat of terrorism.



However, it does not seem to be free from criticism that the initial prediction of the Taliban was wrong, which caused a confusing evacuation situation, and also failed to respond to terrorism.



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How about other countries that sent troops to Afghanistan?



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Each country is a little different, but Britain has decided to continue the evacuation operation like the United States, France has temporarily suspended the evacuation operation, and Germany has declared the end of the evacuation operation.



The United Nations issued a statement condemning the terrorist attack and convened an emergency Security Council meeting.