Here’s what happened…
It has just been reported that multiple explosions have happened just outside of the Kabul, Afghanistan airport which has left several dead and at least 3 U.S. Marines severally injured.
The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. and civilian casualties have happened due to these explosions.
Pentagon Spokeman John Kirby released the following update, “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. We can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate. We will continue to update.”
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. We can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate. We will continue to update.
— John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 26, 2021
Here is a video following the explosion outside of the Baron Hotel in Kabul:
Back of The Baron Hotel, Kabul .
Half of Kabul’s population is here aiming to force themselves into planes to travel to US pic.twitter.com/RbijxyOsHL— Afghanistan Afghanistan (@paimanihamid) August 26, 2021
It is too soon to know the full details or body count however it appears that the Taliban are not taking the August 31st deadline they promised to President Joe Biden seriously at all.
UPDATE: It is now being reported that at least 10 U.S. Marines and soldiers are confirmed to have died during the attack. Further updates to come…
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