Marine injured in Kabul airport blast: Biden tried to shake his missing hand during hospital visit

A Marine injured by a suicide bomber during the US military’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan described a bizarre meeting with President Biden from his hospital bed — during which the commander-in-chief attempted to shake his missing hand. Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews recounted the odd encounter during an appearance on the “Shawn Ryan Show,” which aired last week. The Marine lost his right arm and a leg as a result of the ISIS-K suicide attack outside Abbey Gate at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2021. He recalled that he was so shaken by the attack, which killed 13 US service members and more than 160 Afghans, that he couldn’t remember who the president was moments before Biden entered his room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “Who’s the f–king president?” Vargas-Andrews remembered thinking. Read more at #joebiden #tylervargasandrews #marine #kabul #afghanistan The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: Catch the latest news here: Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - Facebook -
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