Topline
After the terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack on Kabul's Hamid Karzai airport, more than 12 U.S. military personnel were killed, President Joe Biden pledged to pursue Islamic State militants.
The US President Joe Biden speaks out about the terrorist attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport.... [+] Also, the US service personnel and Afghan victims who were killed or wounded. This speech was delivered in the East Room at the White House, Washington DC, on August 26, 2021. - Thursday's bombing attack at Kabul's airport resulted in the Pentagon suffering its worst loss in Afghanistan since 2011. (Photo taken by Jim WATSON / AFP. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP through Getty Images. AFP via Getty Images.
The Key Facts
Biden spoke out on Thursday to say that those responsible for the attack and all others who wish harm to America were not to be forgiven or forgotten. He also said that the U.S. would hunt down and punish anyone who is found guilty of the attack.
Important Quote
Biden stated, "We will respond with force, precision, and at the time we choose, at the location and moment that we choose,"
