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According to the United States, the explosion outside Kabul airport resulted in a previously unknown number of dead or injured. The background is still largely unclear.
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An explosion broke out outside the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul. “We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport,” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Thursday.
Accordingly, the explosion at Abbey Gate, an entrance to the airport, “claimed an unknown number of victims,” as Kirby announced in a later tweet. The ministry will provide more details as they become available.
According to the militant Islamist Taliban, “at least” eleven people – including women, children and the Taliban – were killed. No confirmation has yet been provided for the information.
Reports of suicide bombings
Like those who are familiar with the matter, it was a suicide attack. US President Joe Biden was informed of the explosion in front of the airport in Kabul. According to the Reuters news agency, which cites an American official, it is said to be a suicide attack with a bomb.
The French ambassador to Afghanistan, David Martinon, in front of a possibly imminent second explosion. Anyone who is at the entrances to the airport should get to safety as soon as possible. According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, there were two explosions. There is no confirmation for this information either.
No German soldiers injured
No German soldiers were injured in the explosion. “According to previous knowledge, there was an explosion in the outside area of Kabul Airport this afternoon at around 3:20 pm CEST,” said the operational command. Bundeswehr forces are not affected. More detailed information is not yet available.
Western states warned of the risk of an attack
In German security circles there was talk of an attack, as the German press agency reported. It is therefore initially unclear whether German citizens or Bundeswehr soldiers are affected. There are injured. It is still unclear whether and, if so, how many deaths there were. There is chaos. The attack was carried out from outside the airport, not by one or more people who had smuggled themselves into the airport, it said.
Western states had recently warned of attacks at the airport, where a large-scale evacuation operation is currently underway. The Bundeswehr spoke of several suicide bombers in the city. Western nationals have been warned not to go to the airport.
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