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5.15 p.m.: At least six dead after the attack at Kabul airport
According to the non-governmental organization Emergency, at least six people were killed in the attack at Kabul airport. More than 30 others were injured, Emergency announced on Twitter. The non-governmental organization operates a local hospital.
5.10 p.m.: Pentagon: Americans suffered damage in attack
According to the US government, Americans were also harmed in an attack outside Kabul airport. The spokesman for the US Department of Defense, John Kirby, wrote on Thursday on Twitter and described the attack on one of the airport gates as a “complex attack”. He did not name a number of dead or injured. Kirby also confirmed that there had been another explosion at a nearby hotel, tweeted Pentagon
4.40 p.m.: The last planned rescue aircraft of the Bundeswehr started in Kabul
The last Bundeswehr machines to rescue Germans and local employees from Afghanistan took off on Thursday. According to information from the German Press Agency, the last three aircraft took off in the early evening (local time) from Kabul airport with the destination Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Kramp-Karrenbauer said they were working “feverishly” on the further evacuation, but had to take into account the terrorist threat. “This is not an individual question for the Federal Republic of Germany, at the moment that is the situation for all other countries as well.” The minister stressed that efforts are being made to “phase two” of the evacuation after the end of the Federal Armed Forces deployment “without a break”. In this phase it will be a matter of trying diplomatic channels to enable people to leave the country.
4.45 p.m.: Ankara: Two explosions outside the airport in Kabul
According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, there are even two explosions at Kabul Airport. “There is no damage or loss in our unit,” the Ankara ministry wrote on Twitter. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby had previously spoken of an explosion. Turkey began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday.
4.45 p.m.: Pentagon confirms “victims” in explosion in Kabul
Several people were injured or killed in the explosion in Kabul. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told Twitter that there were “an unknown number of victims”. The Bundeswehr said on Twitter that their forces were not affected.
3:48 p.m .: Explosion in front of Kabul airport
An explosion occurred in front of Kabul airport. A Pentagon spokesman reported.
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