Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 95 Afghans. As the call to prayer echoed through Kabul along with the roar of departing planes, the anxious crowd outside the airport was as large as ever. Dozens of Taliban members carrying heavy weapons patrolled one area about 500 meters (1,600 feet) from the airport to prevent anyone from venturing beyond. The ISIS terror group said it carried out Thursday’s bombings, which took place at or near an eastern entrance to the U.S.-held Hamid Karzai International Airport. The group said it was targeting American forces and “their spies.” U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate and promised the evacuations would not end because of the attack. “We will complete our mission. And we will continue, after our troops have withdrawn, to find means by which we …
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