At least 93 civilians have been killed in the two explosions outside Kabul airport, according to information while 13 US soldiers were also killed in Thursday’s blasts, the worst single-day loss for American troops in Afghanistan since the August 2011 attack on a Chinook helicopter that killed 30 service members.
The US troops helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule are bracing for more attacks.
Thursday’s attack was claimed by ISIL (ISIS) offshoot in Afghanistan, The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), which said its suicide bombers singled out “translators and collaborators with the American army”.
KABUL SUICIDE ATTACKS: @IanPannell reports after the devastating terror attacks in Kabul that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans, with Pres. Biden addressing the nation, calling the Americans who lost their lives "heroes." https://t.co/uYhQDir8yx pic.twitter.com/ZVkUYie6jM
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 27, 2021
At least 28 Taliban members are among those killed in the Islamic State attack outside Kabul airport, an Islamist official told journalists today.
US President Joe Biden pledged to retaliate against the attack in Kabul, confirming that the bombings were carried out by ISIS-K. “We will hunt you down and make you pay. I will defend our interests in our people with every measure at my command,” he said.
You must be logged in to post a comment Login