TRAGIC UPDATE [Friday, 7:30 AM]: Death toll from Kabul airport attack jumped to 170 people including 32 men, 3 woman & 3 children.
Identity or 132 others still unidentifiable. Nearly 200 people also wounded.
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UPDATE:
GEN McKenzie, CENTCOM commander: 12 US servicemembers have been killed, 15 wounded, in terrorist attacks at Kabul airport
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 26, 2021
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UPDATE: At least 10 US service members killed in attack, Fox News reports. At least 60 killed and 150 wounded in Kabul attacks. Imminent threat of another bombing at the north gate of Kabul airport, U.S. official inside the airport tells ABC.
Unconfirmed reports say that there has been a third explosion at the Kabul airport, hours after two bombings killed dozens of people. No further details are immediately available.
#BREAKING • KABUL ATTACK LATEST:
– 10 US Marines, Navy Medic Dead
– 60+ Civilian Casualties
– 140+ Wounded
– Fears of Continued Blastshttps://t.co/dXHZ1huhOG pic.twitter.com/TVDN65JXrJ— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 26, 2021
The BBC has spoken to a senior health official in Kabul, who has told us that at least 60 people were killed and 140 others wounded in Kabul Airport explosions. #Afghanistan
— Nicola Careem (@NicolaCareem) August 26, 2021
The Taliban broke the safe passage agreement—now is the time to extend the Aug 31 deadline indefinitely. With @VarneyCo on @FoxBusiness: pic.twitter.com/ugdvZ8HL3G
— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) August 26, 2021
Fox News: “5 hours of silence from the Commander-in-chief.”
Where is Joe Biden? pic.twitter.com/GFtHldo1JU
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 26, 2021
Todays live press conference was delayed following the recent attack and has been rescheduled for 3:00 PM:
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According to Fox News, at least 3 U.S. troops were in injured in the blast at Kabul airport. A White House official told Fox News that President Biden has been briefed on the explosion. Biden was scheduled to meet with his national security team at 9:15 a.m. ET.
The bombing comes hours after the State Department warned Americans outside the gates of the Kabul airport to “leave immediately” due to the increasing terrorist threat. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday there was a “very real possibility” of an attack.
The U.S. Embassy has issued an alert telling U.S. citizens to “avoid traveling to the airport and avoid airport gates,” following an explosion outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
The US Pentagon Press Secretary has officially confirmed that the explosion at the Kabul airport was an attack, and says there was at least one other explosion as well. He also confirmed that there were U.S. and civilian casualties, but did not specify a number.
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
