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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 about 60 people including 12 American soldiers and injuring more than 100.<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>
On August 26, 2021, two suicide bombs went off outside the Kabul airport, killing about 60 people including 12 American soldiers and injuring more than 100. One was a car bomb about 200 yards away, outside the Baron hotel, which was a staging area for evacuations 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>
Several members of Congress called upon Biden to resign.
Several members of Congress called upon Biden to resign.