It was a clear attack on Afghan territory,” a Taliban spokesman told Reuters, adding that two women and a child were wounded in the attack. The United States and allies have taken about 113,500 people out of Afghanistan in the past two weeks, it said. The Taliban have told residents to hand over government equipment including weapons and vehicles within a week, the group’s spokesman said. The airport attack added fuel to criticism Biden faced at home and abroad for the chaos after Afghanistan’s government and military collapsed before a lightning Taliban advance. He has defended his decisions, saying the United States long ago achieved its rationale for invading in 2001.

Source: MetroXpress August 28, 2021 11:14 UTC