Home WebMail Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:28 PM | Calgary | -2.2°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Posted: 2021-08-27T17:26:08Z | Updated: 2021-08-27T17:26:08Z

A deadly terror attack in Afghanistan left 13 U.S. soldiers and at least 95 Afghan civilians dead after a suicide bomber targeted Kabuls airport.

Thursdays attack marked the deadliest day for American forces in the country since 2011 following the start of the withdrawal of U.S. troops earlier this month. The pull-out from Americas longest war left haunting images of Afghan civilians desperately seeking safety as Taliban forces captured Afghanistans capital city, Kabul.

The suicide bomber and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans fleeing to Kabuls airport who were desperate to escape an increasingly dire situation. President Joe Biden laid blame on the self-styled Islamic State for Thursdays terror attack, promising that our mission will go on despite the latest death toll in a nation uprooted by conflict and uncertainty.

Below are photos that show the horrific toll of the terror attack.

Above: A wounded patient lies in the recovery unit at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul on Aug. 26.