2021 Kabul Airport Attacks: Suicide bombing in Afghanistan
On 26 August 2021, a suicide bombing happened near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
This attack came hours after the United States State Department told Americans outside the airport to leave because of a terrorist threat.
Media said there was a second explosion; Media said later that there was only one explosion.
At least 170 people have been killed by the attacks as many people were at the airport trying the leave the country. The attack happened over a week after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The ISIS-K (other name: Islamic State Khorasan) said they were responsible for the attacks. 13 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attacks, becoming the first American military deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020.
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