More Attacks Expected, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage

Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks at a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on March 13, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops.

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command, said he expected attacks by ISIS to continue, including possibly rockets or car-bombs targeting the airport.