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There have been two explosions reported outdoors the Kabul Airport on Thursday.
The bombings happened close to the Baron Lodge the place the US and UK used as a gathering place for stranded residents on their means overseas.
🇦🇫🇬🇧⚡Explosion #Video seems to have occurred close to Baron Lodge throughout from Kabul airport. Baron was used largely by British forces. Many injured.#Afghanistan #KabulAiport pic.twitter.com/ZLfbU5vQzq
— BWF Navy Information (@MilitaryBWF) August 26, 2021
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed Thursday the 2 blasts resulted in US and civilian casualties.
At the very least 3 US troops have been wounded, a US official stated.
The variety of casualties is unknown.
“We will verify that the explosion on the Abbey Gate was the results of a posh assault that resulted in a variety of US & civilian casualties. We will additionally verify at the least one different explosion at or close to the Baron Lodge, a brief distance from Abbey Gate. We’ll proceed to replace,” John Kirby stated.
We will verify that the explosion on the Abbey Gate was the results of a posh assault that resulted in a variety of US & civilian casualties. We will additionally verify at the least one different explosion at or close to the Baron Lodge, a brief distance from Abbey Gate. We’ll proceed to replace.
— John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 26, 2021
A whole lot of ISIS militants have surrounded Kabul airport and extra assaults are anticipated, in response to Fox Information reporter Jacqui Heinrich.
NEW: Supply briefed on the state of affairs in Kabul tells me “tons of of ISIS-Ok within the neighborhood, assaults more likely to proceed”
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 26, 2021
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