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Thursday’s terrorist attack left at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 60 Afghan civilians dead. It came less than a week before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. forces from the country. (Image credit: Wali Sabawoon/AP)

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NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Congressman Steve Chabot, a ranking member of the foreign affairs subcommittee overseeing Afghanistan, about Thursday’s bombings and President Biden’s speech.

President Biden is standing firm on the pledge to “limit” the duration of the evacuation mission in Kabul, but says it will be completed.

Thursday, President Biden pledged the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will go on after an attack by ISIS-K killed 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians.

The Taliban has pledged to be a responsible member of the international community, but the Islamist movement’s victory in Afghanistan has consolidated the power of its most violent and radical branch, the Haqqani network.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday hit back at Republicans calling for President Joe Biden’s resignation following fatal bombings outside the airport in Afghanistan. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) demanded Biden resign over the bombings, suspected to have been

The federal Bureau of Prisons said the Metropolitan Correctional Center will be closed at least temporarily to address issues that have long plagued the facility, including lax security and crumbling infrastructure.

Thursday was an awful and bloody day in Kabul as multiple suicide bombings at the airport killed 11 U.S. Marines, a navy corpsman and at least 90 Afghan civilians. Hundreds were injured, many critically. It was the deadliest day for