United States President Joe Biden, in an address on Thursday, vowed to hunt down the terrorists and make them “pay” for the deadly attacks outside Kabul airport in which 13 US service members were killed and 18 others wounded. Sixty Afghans were killed in the suicide bombing, which ISIS-K took responsibility for. 

“To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm notice, we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay. I will defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command,” Biden told reporters at the White House. 

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the attack was ‘barbaric’. 

“We’re going to continue with that operation, we’re now coming towards the very end of it in any event,” he said. “Britain would keep going up until the last moment,” Johnson added. 

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that personnel had continued to work even “under fire”.

In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron said, “France joins in the grief of the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Kabul. Those who lead the evacuation operations are heroes. We will complete these operations and maintain our action over time to protect the Afghans at risk.”

“Spain strongly condemns the attack suffered today at the Kabul airport. Our heartfelt solidarity with the victims,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

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“The international community stands with the Afghan people, ensuring their rights and dignity. We are working to evacuate as many people as possible,” he added.

“Deeply saddened by the deaths of US military personnel and Afghans in the horrific terrorist attacks in Kabul. We mourn your tragic loss. Australia condemns these heinous and barbaric attacks. All our brave ADF and Australian personnel are safe,” Australian PM Scott Morrison tweeted. 

“This is a very difficult day, not just for Afghans but for people around the world, including in Canada, who have long been deeply committed to the Afghan people and a better future for Afghanistan,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters at a campaign event in Quebec City.

“Today’s attacks reinforce the need for the world to stand unitedly against terrorism and all those who provide sanctuaries to terrorists,” the statement from India’s External Affairs Ministry said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said allied forces should continue to evacuate as many vulnerable people as they can from Kabul despite what he branded a horrific terrorist attack.

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“Our priority remains to evacuate as many people to safety as quickly as possible,” he tweeted.

“Appalled that vulnerable people are being exposed to further suffering in Kabul. Civilians must be protected. @WHO is on the ground in #Afghanistan and ready to support health facilities to treat the wounded,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“As you all know, the terrorist attacks that we’ve been talking about and worried about within the intelligence community, was an undertaking attack by a group known as ISIS-K,” Biden said.

“They took the lives of American service members standing guard at the airport and wounded several others seriously. They also wounded, a number of civilians, and civilians were killed as well,” he said.

Biden said he has ordered his commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities.