Kabul (SunstarTV Bureau): The United States Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time) informed that to transfer Kabul airport back to the Afghan people.
Addressing to media, the State Department Official said, “upon our departure, we will transfer the Kabul airport back to the Afghan people.”
Before that the Taliban spokesperson briefed that the group has controlled parts of Kabul airport, as an August 31 deadline for the United States is about to end.
Spokesperson Bilal Emirate wrote down on Twitter, “Today, three important locations in the military part of Kabul airport were evacuated by the Americans and are under the control of the Islamic Emirate.”
Meanwhile, Pentagon informed about the deadly attack outside of Kabul airport was carried out by one suicide bomber and that there wasn’t a second explosion at a nearby hotel.
Thursday’s bombing, which killed 13 US service members and at least 100 Afghans, took place right at the Abbey gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Defense officials initially said a second bombing had taken place outside the Baron Hotel, which is adjacent to the airfield and a key site in the effort to evacuate US and British citizens.
But on Friday, Taylor said Defense officials don’t know the source of that initial report.
