starting to get worse quick
Multiple fatalities reported following two explosions outside Kabul airport, a Taliban spokesperson confirms
In a statement on Thursday, the Pentagon press secretary confirmed the two explosions outside Kabul Airport were the "result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties". A Taliban spokesperson confirmed 13 people including children have died. According to the BBC, one explosion was a suicide bombing near to the closed Abbey Gate where British troops had been stationed. The second explosion was close to the Baron Hotel, the Pentagon press secretary added.
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12 U.S. service members killed in terrorist attack outside Kabul airport