- 28 August 2021
The death toll in Thursday's suicide bombing outside Kabul's airport has risen. At least 169 Afghan civilians were killed, along with 13 U.S. service members. The Defense Department said Friday it was the work of one Islamic State bomber, not two as originally reported. Meanwhile, the U.S. and allies flew out 12,500 more people. More than 105,000 people have been evacuated. Jane Ferguson reports.
#UPDATES "US citizens who are at the Abbey gate, East gate, North gate or the New Ministry of Interior gate now should leave immediately," US Embassy in Kabul says in security alert pic.twitter.com/uUJEwCKn8w
"Kevin McCarthy is so freaking hypocritical. While Donald Trump was moseying up to the Taliban ... Kevin McCarthy said nothing," @clairecmc says. "Kevin McCarthy never spoke up for refugees, ever." https://t.co/yaGgz27NP3
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 28, 2021
U.S. military carries out drone strike on Islamic State in Afghanistan https://t.co/TE4Z6QLCvp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 28, 2021
The US has conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan against a planner for terrorist group ISIS-K, according to a US Central Command statement https://t.co/x1spNcVjhj
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 28, 2021
#UPDATES "The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target," a "planner" of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/xg7ri5C2L8
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 28, 2021
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