Joe Biden on Kabul attack: ‘We will make them pay’
27 August 2021 |
1:11 pm
The US President has vowed to avenge the deaths of 13 service members killed in bomb attacks outside Kabul airport. He also said the evacuation mission would continue at pace to meet the August 31 deadline.
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