2021 Kabul airport attacks
On 26 August 2021, a suicide bombing happened near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1][2][3] This attack came hours after the United States State Department told Americans outside the airport to leave because of a terrorist threat.[4]
Media said there was a second explosion; Media said later that there was only one explosion.[5][6]
At least 170 people have been killed by the attacks as many people were at the airport trying the leave the country.[7][8] The attack happened over a week after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The ISIS-K (other name: Islamic State Khorasan) said they were responsible for the attacks.[9] 13 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attacks, becoming the first American military deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020.[10][11]
2021 Kabul Airport Attacks Media
Remains of U.S. service members aboard a military transport plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport, 27 August 2021
Joint Task Force-Crisis Response personnel carrying the remains of fellow service members killed in the airport attack, 27 August 2021
References
- ↑ Pasko, Simcha. Suicide bombing kills, injures several at Kabul airport. The Jerusalem Post (26 August 2021). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Large Explosion Reported Outside Kabul Airport. The Daily Beast (2021-08-26). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ Blast reported outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. CNN (2021-08-26). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ Explosion outside Kabul airport confirmed hours after US, British terror warnings. Fox News (2021-08-26). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ Ali, Idrees; Landay, Jonathan; Pamuk, Humeyra (26 August 2021). "Pentagon bracing for more attacks after troops killed at Kabul airport". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/explosion-outside-kabul-airport-casualties-unclear-pentagon-2021-08-26/. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Pentagon confirms second explosion near Kabul airport and "a number of US and civilian casualties". CNN (26 August 2021). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Kabul airport attack: What do we know?. BBC News. 27 August 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58349010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead. APNews (2021-08-26).
- ↑ Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul airport attack (in en). Reuters (26 August 2021). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Afghanistan: US to complete evacuations despite attack, says Biden (27 August 2021)BBC News.
- ↑ Sjefen på Kabul-sykehuset forteller: Stolt av å ha reddet liv etter terroren (September 2021).
