This morning, at least 13 U.S. troops were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in a spate of bombings—12 deaths were initially announced, followed by confirmation of an extra death hours later. More than a dozen soldiers were wounded by the attack. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, bragging about a suicide bomber “managing to penetrate all the security fortifications” put into place by U.S. forces and the Taliban. This attack is the deadliest in Afghanistan in over a decade. A previous attack took place on Aug. 5, 2011, killing 31 U.S. soldiers on board a Boeing Chinook Helicopter, which had been shot down. Public officials were quick to respond. Within hours of the news, the hashtag “BidenMustResign” began trending on Twitter. At the time of publication, there were over 22,000 Twittter posts bearing the tag. Another trending hashtag was “PresidentPelosi.” The Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is the third …
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