President biden has insisted the kabul airlift will continue, despite two attacks killing more than 60 people near the airport. the bbc public producer in kabul has confirmed 90 people were killed in the attack. mr biden said he d been advised by commanders on the ground that the evacuation of us citizens and the afghans who had worked for them could be completed by the end of august deadline. 13 us service personnel are among those killed along with dozens of afghans in the bomb attacks at kabul airport. president biden described the americans who lost their lives as heroes and promised that the perpetrators would be made to pay for their actions. an affiliate of the islamic state group says it carried out the attacks. there had been warnings about the security implications of large gatherings at kabul airport. the un secretary general has called an emergency meeting of the security council to discuss the crisis in afghanistan. now on bbc news, hardtalk.