An explosion ripped through a crowd of Afghans trying to enter Kabul airport, where the US military is attempting to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghans.At least three US troops were injured, a US official said.... Desperate Afghans and foreign citizens still tried to reach Kabul’s international airport but on Thursday morning found the roads blocked by Taliban checkpoints.“ Everything is over," said a 30-year-old teacher who tried to get to the airport.... “ They’re not letting anyone

ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for two explosions that erupted near the Kabul airport on Thursday and killed at least 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans.U.S. officials had warned of an ISIS attack over the past week in wake of the sweeping Taliban takeover.... ISIS-Khorasan, also known as ISIS-K, is an affiliate of the Islamic State( ISIS), which established a caliphate in Iraq and Syria that was later destroyed by American forces.... ISIS has geographical branches in Africa, the

A U.S. official, citing initial information, told Reuters as many as 5 U.S. military personnel may have been hurt, including at least one seriously.... Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said one blast occurred near the airport's Abbey Gate and the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel.... Two U.S. officials said at least one of the explosions appeared to be from a suicide bombing." We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of U

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load people being evacuated from Afghanistan onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug.... U.S. officials said that American personnel were wounded in the blast, without elaborating.... They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing operations....

In this satellite photo taken by Planet Labs Inc., Kabul's international airport is seen on Aug.... The rockets struck Monday morning in Kabul's Salim Karwan neighborhood, witnesses said.... Gunfire immediately followed the explosions but it wasn't immediately clear who was firing....

image sourceGetty Images Two powerful bomb blasts struck the perimeter of Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, as civilians continued to seek to escape on flights from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.At least 90 people were killed and 150 others wounded. The Pentagon confirmed 13 US service personnel were among those killed. The bombings came hours after Western governments had warned their citizens to stay away from the airport, because of an imminent threat of an attack by IS

What we know so far Two explosions went off outside the Kabul airport.... A United States official said US service members were among the wounded, adding he was citing an initial report and cautioning that it could change.... Two US officials said at least one of the explosions appeared to be from a suicide bombing.“ We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US civilian casualties, ” Kirby said on Twitter....

" What’s not going to help evacuate American citizens is more empty stunts distraction." In this frame grab from video, people attend to a wounded man near the site of a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug.... 31 withdrawal until all Americans are out of Afghanistan. Rep.... Kevin McCarthy of California said," It is time for Congress to act quickly to save lives." A return to session before the deadline is highly unlikely....

Another UK national was injured, as well as an Afghan child with links to a UK family.... The attack at the airport in the country's capital killed 13 US troops and at least 79 Afghans.... It was claimed by Islamic State militants....

Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul’s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan.... It wasn’t immediately clear who launched them. The rockets struck on Monday morning in Kabul’s Salim Karwan neighbourhood, witnesses said.... People fled after the blasts, they said.US officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment....