China News Service, August 28, reported that the explosion outside Kabul Airport in Afghanistan on the 26th killed more than 100 people, including Afghan civilians and US soldiers.
U.S. media quoted Kabul health officials as saying on the 27th that the number of Afghan people killed in the explosion has reached close to 200.
The United States, France, Italy and many other parties condemned this.
White House spokesman Psaki said that President Biden "does not want them to continue to exist on Earth."
The U.S. government also believes that the credible intelligence that the U.S. military already possesses shows that Kabul Airport is very likely to encounter more terrorist attacks in the future.
An explosion near Kabul Airport in Afghanistan caused many casualties.
The picture shows the injured being taken to the hospital.
The White House continues to "speak ruthlessly"
Biden wants the bomber to "disappear from the earth"
There are different opinions on the number of casualties from the explosion.
The US "Wall Street Journal" quoted a senior health official in Kabul on the 27th as saying that the number of Afghan citizens killed in the bombing had reached nearly 200; another 13 US soldiers were killed and at least 15 were injured.
CBS on the 27th quoted an official from the Ministry of Health of Afghanistan as saying that the death toll caused by the two bombings rose to at least 170, and the vast majority of the dead were Afghans.
Of the 13 American soldiers who died, 10 were Marines.
The White House announced that the US government believes that there will be terrorist attacks in Kabul in the near future. For this reason, the US military has strengthened the security measures at Kabul Airport to the utmost.
U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Kirby said that the credible intelligence that the U.S. military possesses shows that Kabul Airport is very likely to encounter more terrorist attacks in the future.
On the 27th, the White House continued to "speak ruthlessly" on the mastermind of the Kabul bombing.
White House spokesman Psaki said that President Biden "does not want them to continue to exist on Earth."
On the 26th, Biden also stated that he would “track to the end” of the “ISIS-K” branch of the extremist organization “ISIS” (ISIS).
US media reported that the attack was the most serious attack by the US military in Afghanistan since 2011.
The US "Political News" said that the attack made the already risky evacuation more "dark".
On August 27, local time, on the road near Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, members of the Afghan Taliban were on duty on the streets.
According to reports, the explosion near the airport on the evening of the 26th has caused many Afghans casualties.
The UN condemns the bombing
UNHCR estimates that 500,000 refugees will flee Afghanistan
After the Kabul bombing incident, France, Italy, Turkey and other parties voiced their condemnation and stated that "the international community will stand with the Afghan people."
UN Secretary-General Guterres also issued a statement condemning the incident.
He also said: "This incident shows the instability of the local situation in Afghanistan, but it also strengthens our determination because we continue to provide emergency assistance to the Afghan people throughout Afghanistan."
The diplomats of permanent members of the UN Security Council also revealed to AFP that Guterres sent a letter inviting representatives from the United States, Britain, France, Russia and other countries to hold meetings related to Afghanistan on the 30th.
It is reported that some permanent members have been discussing the possibility of holding meetings in the past few days.
In addition, the United Nations Refugee Agency also stated on the 27th that after the Taliban took over Afghanistan last week, the situation in Afghanistan "is still uncertain and may evolve rapidly." It is estimated that as many as 515,000 new refugees have fled Afghanistan.
The agency is preparing for the "worst case" that may occur in the coming months.
The agency quoted data as saying that in this year alone, 558,000 people were displaced by armed conflict in Afghanistan, and four-fifths of them were women and children.
"The UN Refugee Agency estimates that the number of displaced persons will rise, whether they are domestic or cross-border," the report said.