Kabul blasts death toll rises to 90, with more than 150 people wounded
There have been twin bomb attacks at Kabul airport targeting people desperate to flee the country after the Taliban takeover
Ninety people have been killed – among them civilians and 13 US military personnel
US Central Command General Frank McKenzie said the US were bracing for more attacks on the airport
US President Joe Biden, speaking at the White House, vowed to evacuate people fleeing Afghanistan until a 31 August deadline
He also vowed that the US would hunt down those behind the attacks and make them pay
Explosions took place outside the Abbey Gate – where US and British forces have been stationed – and at a nearby hotel
Boris Johnson says the attack is “despicable” but it will not interrupt the UK’s operation
The attack came after warnings there could be militant attacks, as nations evacuate people ahead of a 31 August deadline
Canada has joined several European nations in wrapping up evacuation operations
Huge crowds of people have also built up at Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan as people try to flee Taliban rule
Taliban says they lost more people than the US in blasts
At least 28 members of the Taliban were killed in the Kabul airport bombings, an official has told the Reuters news agency.
“We have lost more people than the Americans,” the Taliban official, who declined to be identified, said.
Despite that, he said there was no need for the United States to extend its 31 August deadline to complete its evacuations and pull-out.
At least 13 US soldiers and 90 people were killed in twin explosions outside the periphery of Kabul airport on Thursday night.
An affiliate of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
Source :BBC NEWS WORLD
