US 'Blames Britain' For Making Kabul ISIS-K Suicide Attack Death Toll Worse. Politico Says Pentagon Was Prepared For ‘Mass Casualty’ Attack At Kabul Airport Hours Before Explosion
U.S. Marines honor their fallen service members killed in action during a ramp ceremony at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 27, 2021. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS
* Leaked notes of DOD calls show Defense Sec. Austin directing leaders to prepare for 'mass casualty' attack
* It came 24 hours before attack that killed 13 troops and nearly 200 Afghans, while wounding other service members
* 'I don't believe people get the incredible amount of risk on the ground,' said Austin
* Pentagon warned Politico against publishing the leaked information
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told top Pentagon leaders to prepare for a potential 'mass casualty event' 24 hours before a suicide bomb rocked the hurried U.S. evacuation at the Kabul airport, new internal DOD documents reveal.
The documents, which the Pentagon condemned as a leak of classified information and urged the media not to report, detail top military officials trying to sort out security in a situation they already deemed a major risk.
'I don't believe people get the incredible amount of risk on the ground,' Austin said on the call.
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WNU Editor: The Politico article is here .... Pentagon prepared for ‘mass casualty’ attack at Kabul Airport hours before explosion (Politico).
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