Kabul (SunstarTV Bureau): After the deadly twin bombings at Kabul airport, all the gates of the Kabul airport were closed on Friday. Notably, a day earlier bombing scene caused to kill at least more than 100 people, including 13 US personnel, and the crowds outside have been cleared, reported Xinhua news agency.
On Thursday evening, a suicide bombing rocked a gate of the airport where a crashing crowd was waiting for evacuation flights, and later another explosion hit the nearby Baron Camp, a former coalition base, the ensuing gunfight lasted for hours, according to reports.
A suicide bombing rocked a gate of the airport where a crashing crowd was waiting for evacuation flights, and later another explosion hit the nearby Baron Camp, a former coalition base. According to reports, the ensuing gunfight lasted for hours.
Besides the victims, over 150 people were also injured in the deadly attacks, for which the extremist Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility. Dozens of evacuation flights were conducted during Thursday night and early Friday.
Nearly 6,000 US troops have been deployed at the Kabul airport to secure the airlifting operation since the Taliban’s takeover of the city on August 15.
