At least 13 people have been killed in two powerful explosions outside Kabul’s international airport, amid a huge and chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan.A “complex attack” on Thursday at the airport in Afghanistan’s capital caused a number of US and civilian casualties, the Pentagon said.
A Taliban official and Russian officials confirmed at least 13 people were killed in the explosions. The Taliban official
said children were among the dead and that several other people were wounded in the blasts.
The city’s main Emergency Hospital said on Twitter that at least 60 wounded people were transferred to their facility so far.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said one blast occurred near the airport’s Abbey Gate and the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel. Two US officials said at least one of the explosions appeared to be from a suicide bombing.
Sources told Al Jazeera that tens of thousands of people had been waiting outside the Abbey Gate earlier in the day. The explosions came after US officials and allies had warned people not to come to the area around Hamid Karzai International due to the threat of an attack.
US officials strongly believe the Afghan affiliate of the ISIL (ISIS), known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), was behind the attack, a source familiar with congressional briefings on Afghanistan said.
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Kingsley Obiegbu
Some people are cynically demented... They wanted their own government and leaders, it was enabled to them, yet they will not cease the unrest. Afghanistan will soon cease to exist... Mark my words
Hamidu Usman Isa
America is behind the attack.
Yes, America were the First to announce the possible attack in Kabul airport, Australia asked it citizens not to near Kabul airport today...
No American soldier was killed, few of their soldiers were wounded though...
Yes, America were the First to announce the possible attack in Kabul airport, Australia asked it citizens not to near Kabul airport today...
No American soldier was killed, few of their soldiers were wounded though...
Henry D Great
Endy Edeson, I think nigeria should get ready for their turn. Cause it will soon hit down there if care is not taken.
