Watch Live: Biden Speaks After Kabul Attack

WUWF | By NPR Staff

Published August 26, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT

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President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants and vulnerable Afghans in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

President Biden speaks after at least 12 U.S. service members were killed in explosions near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The attacks also injured at least 60 people, with officials warning that number could grow.