The US Embassy orders everyone to leave Kabul airport immediately because of a ‘specific, credible’ threat as Biden vows that his fatal strike in retaliation for Kabul suicide blast that left 13 US troops dead will ‘not be the last’

  • The US Embassy ordered everyone to leave Kabul airport immediately Saturday night because of a ‘specific, credible’ threat
  •  Biden has said that commanders informed him an attack is ‘highly likely’ in the next 24-36 hours
  • It follows the US drone strike on ISIS-K in revenge for the suicide blast in Kabul that killed 13 US 
  • Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said US should have warned the group before strike on ISIS-K
  • However he later said that his words had been ‘distorted’ and urged the media to disregard them 
  • Pentagon said two ISIS-K terror plotters were killed and one wounded in Friday’s strike in Afghanistan 
  • Meanwhile the evacuation of Kabul is entering its final hours ahead of Biden’s Tuesday deadline
  • Pentagon says 6,800 people were evacuated in past 24 hours, with 1,400 still in processing at airport
  • In total, 5,400 US citizens have been flown out of the country since the evacuation began 
  • Taliban has now effectively sealed off the Kabul airport, making escape for anyone outside unlikely
  • Most NATO nations have now flown out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan
  • US troops now turn their focus to removing equipment and ending their presence at the airportÂ