Biden raises specter of ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport
Summary by Ground News
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the threat of ISIS in Afghanistan “is real. It’s acute. It is persistent. And it is something we’re focused on with every tool in our arsenal.” Sullivan said U.S. forces are coordinating alternative ways to get people to the airport. ISIS-K is a branch of the Islamic State group that emerged in 2015.
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