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The NPR Politics Podcast

More Than A Dozen Americans Dead After Attack At Kabul Airport

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.524.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

President Biden addressed the nation to offer condolences to the families of the U.S. military personnel and scores of Afghan civilians who died. He promised to hold the perpetrators accountable.

The evacuation mission continues ahead of Tuesday's deadline. More than a hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from Afghanistan.

This episode: congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, and international correspondent Jackie Northam.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.

0:06.6

It is 6.23 pm on Thursday, August 26th.

0:10.8

I'm Kelsey Snalek, cover congress.

0:12.7

I'm Ay Shorasco, I cover the White House.

0:14.8

It's a hard day today.

0:17.1

As you know, two suicide bombers assessed to have been ISIS fighters, detonated in the

0:22.1

vicinity of the Abbey Gate at Hamad, Karza International Airport and in the vicinity

0:26.4

of the Barron Hotel, which is immediately adjacent.

0:29.4

The attack on the Abbey Gate was followed by a number of ISIS gunmen who opened fire

0:33.4

on civilians and military forces.

0:35.6

At this time, we know that 12 U.S. service members have been killed in the attack, and

0:40.3

15 more service members have been injured.

0:42.8

That was General Frank Mackenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, briefing reporters

0:47.1

this afternoon about an attack outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today.

0:52.4

We waited to tape this podcast until President Biden spoke, which happened just a little

0:56.4

bit ago.

0:57.4

American service members who gave their lives, it's an overused word, but it's totally

1:03.8

appropriate here where heroes.

1:07.0

Heroes who have been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others.

1:14.2

At least 12 U.S. service members were killed alongside dozens of civilians, making it the

1:19.1

deadliest attack on U.S. service members in a decade.

1:22.5

Many more were wounded.

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