Friday, August 27, 2021

Taliban Says 28 Members Were Killed In Yesterday's Kabul Airport Explosion

Two ISIS-affiliated suicide bombers killed 28 Taliban members and 13 US service members at a Kabul airport. AP  

New York Post: Taliban official says 28 members were killed in Kabul airport explosion 

Twenty-eight Taliban members were revealed to be among those killed in the bombings outside Kabul airport Thursday as the death toll from the carnage rose to at least 85. 

Two ISIS-affiliated suicide bombers killed 13 US service members and 72 Afghans — including the Taliban fighters, an official with the group and a health official told Reuters. 

The uptick in reported casualties came as evacuations from Hamid Karzai International Airport continued on Friday morning, the BBC reported, citing Reuters footage. 

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WNU Editor: To have this many Taliban fighters and U.S. soldiers killed in one spot tells me that both sides must have been very close to each other when the explosion happened.

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