Trump: Kabul attack 'should never have been allowed to happen, which makes our grief even deeper'

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on August 22, 2021 in New York City.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on August 22, 2021 in New York City. Photo credit James Devaney/GC Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Donald Trump and Melania Trump expressed their "deepest condolenscnes" following Thursday's twin suicide attacks outside Kabul's airport, which left at least 12 U.S. service member dead and dozens injured.

"Melania and I send our deepest condolences to the families of our brilliant and brave Service Members whose duty to the U.S.A. meant so much to them," the former president said in a statement. "Our thoughts are also with the families of the innocent civilians who died today in the savage Kabul attack."

A view of the entrance of a hospital after two explosions reported outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, the center of evacuation efforts from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.
A view of the entrance of a hospital after two explosions reported outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, the center of evacuation efforts from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo credit Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Trump, who has been critical of the way the U.S. has withdrawn from the Taliban-controlled country, said the deaths were unnecessary, further adding to the pain.

"This tragedy should never have been allowed to happen, which makes our grief even deeper and more difficult to understand. May God Bless the U.S.A."

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