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On August 25, 2021 the U.S. State Department and U.K. officials issued a warning to American and British citizens to leave the vicinity of the Kabul airport immediately. <!--According to Biden foreign minister Antony Blinken, more than 77,000 non-Americans had been evacuated and only 4,500 Americans. According to ''Defense One'', the U.S. military and chartered aircraft evacuated 101,300 people, and almost 96,000 of those were airlifted out in just the last 12 days.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/afghanistan-airlift-ops-have-rescued-101300-kabul/184870/</ref>-->
On August 25, 2021 the U.S. State Department and U.K. officials issued a warning to American and British citizens to leave the vicinity of the Kabul airport immediately. <!--According to Biden foreign minister Antony Blinken, more than 77,000 non-Americans had been evacuated and only 4,500 Americans. According to ''Defense One'', the U.S. military and chartered aircraft evacuated 101,300 people, and almost 96,000 of those were airlifted out in just the last 12 days.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/afghanistan-airlift-ops-have-rescued-101300-kabul/184870/</ref>-->
On August 26, 2021, two suicide bombs went off outside the Kabul airport, killing 170 people including 13 American soldiers. It was the deadliest day in 10 years for Americans. One was a car bomb about 200 yards away, outside the Baron hotel, which was a staging area for evacuees from the airport.<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2021/0826/Islamic-State-says-it-was-behind-suicide-attacks-at-Kabul-airport</ref> [[ISIS-K]] claimed responsibility. An [[Italian]] [[C-130]] also came under fire as it departed the airport.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-c-130-comes-under-fire-as-it-leaves-kabul-airport-also-reports-of-explosion-outside-airport-gate/</ref> A translator for the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] spoke with Fox News and gave a first-hand account of what he witnessed after the suicide attack.His 5-year-old girl died in his hands.<ref>https://100percentfedup.com/breaking-baby-girl-died-right-in-my-hands-witness-of-afghan-explosion-tells-what-he-saw-after-suicide-bomb-at-the-airport/</ref>
On August 26, 2021, two suicide bombs went off outside the Kabul airport, killing 170 people including 13 American soldiers. It was the deadliest day in 10 years for Americans. One was a car bomb about 200 yards away, outside the Baron hotel, which was a staging area for evacuees from the airport.<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2021/0826/Islamic-State-says-it-was-behind-suicide-attacks-at-Kabul-airport</ref> [[ISIS-K]] allegedly claimed responsibility. An [[Italian]] [[C-130]] also came under fire as it departed the airport.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-c-130-comes-under-fire-as-it-leaves-kabul-airport-also-reports-of-explosion-outside-airport-gate/</ref> A translator for the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] spoke with Fox News and gave a first-hand account of what he witnessed after the suicide attack.His 5-year-old girl died in his hands.<ref>https://100percentfedup.com/breaking-baby-girl-died-right-in-my-hands-witness-of-afghan-explosion-tells-what-he-saw-after-suicide-bomb-at-the-airport/</ref>
Several members of Congress called upon Biden to resign.
Several members of Congress called upon Biden to resign.