There has been an explosion outside Kabul airport in
Afghanistan amid efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats out of the
country.
John Kirby, United States Pentagon press secretary,
confirmed the incident in a tweet on Thursday.
“We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will
provide additional details when we can,” he wrote.
We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can.
— John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 26, 2021
A US official was said to have told Reuters that the explosion was caused by a
suicide bomber.
The explosion was said to have occurred at Abbey gate, one
of the three entrances to the airport.
The Abbey gate had been closed after several countries had
asked people to avoid the airport earlier in the day due to a terrorist attack
threat.
James Heappey, British armed forces minister, early on
Thursday, said there was “very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack”
at the airport.
Similarly, Alexander De Croo, Belgium prime minister, said
his country had received information from the US and other countries about the
“threat of suicide attacks on the mass of people”.
On August 15, Taliban fighters invaded Kabul, and took over power after Ashraf Ghani, the
Afghanistan president, fled the
country.
Thousands of Afghans had flocked to the airport as they
tried to get on evacuation flights in an attempt to flee the country.
The Taliban had pledged not to attack western forces during
the evacuation but insisted that the process must be completed by August 31.
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