Pres. Biden: 'I have never been of the view that we should be sacrificing American lives to try to establish a democratic government in Afghanistan—a country that has never once in its entire history been a united country.'
and Doha. And my commanders in Washington, in the field, have been on this with great detail, and you've had a chance to speak to some so far," he said to reporters."The situation on the ground is still evolving, and I'm constantly being updated."President Joe Biden speaks about the bombings at the Kabul airport from the East Room of the White House, Aug. 26, 2021.
A U.S. official confirmed later that the 12 U.S. military service members killed included 11 Marines and one Navy hospital corpsman, or medic. It appears that the 15 other service members who were injured in the attack were also Marines. The president said that he and first lady Jill Biden are"outraged as well as heartbroken" for Afghan families who lost loved ones, including small children, in what he called a"vicious attack" that will be met with"force and precision."
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