A 2nd explosion struck Kabul on Thursday close to a motel in Afghanistan’s capital, wherein US residents have been amassing to be evacuated. Earlier Thursday, at least eleven people have been killed withinside the explosion outdoor of Kabul airport, mentioning a source withinside the Taliban. Several people wounded withinside the blast near Kabul airport were taken to a close-by hospital.
The blast outdoor the Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport injured at least 3 US troops, US officers showed. According to a neighbourhood reporter, a suicide attacker blew himself up withinside the centre of a huge crowd and every other attacker commenced shooting. “AFG Explosion took place outside of the Japanese gate of airport and gunfire is underway. There are casualties and fatalities, a couple of eyewitnesses inform me,” Afghan Reporter Bilal Sarwary tweeted.
Reports confirmed a 2nd explosion took place after a suicide bombing earlier withinside the day close to the gates of the Kabul airport, which killed at least eleven people and injured several including 3 US troops. Soon after the first explosion at Kabul airport, France Ambassador to Afghanistan had warned of a 2nd possible explosion on the airport.
“To all our Afghan friends: If you are near the airport gates, getaway urgently and take shelter. A second explosion is possible,” tweeted French envoy David Martinon.
Earlier, Pentagon had confirmed reports of the first explosion outside from outside of the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday.