The Pentagon stated that the high-risk Kabul airlift operation nonetheless confronted “credible threats” (File)
Washington:
The USA urged its residents Friday to “instantly” go away the gates round Kabul’s airport, the place a suicide bomber this week focused crowds attempting to flee Taliban rule.
Earlier Friday, the Pentagon stated that the high-risk Kabul airlift operation to evacuate Individuals and Afghan allies nonetheless confronted “particular, credible threats”.
“US residents who’re on the Abbey gate, East gate, North gate or the New Ministry of Inside gate now ought to go away instantly,” the US Embassy in Kabul stated in a safety alert.
“Due to safety threats on the Kabul airport, we proceed to advise US residents to keep away from touring to the airport and to keep away from airport gates,” the embassy stated.
The alert gave no additional particulars on what the safety threats is likely to be, nevertheless it adopted Thursday’s assault that killed scores of individuals together with 13 US servicemen.
The blast claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group focused US forces, however hit hardest the mass of people that had converged on the airport in a determined bid to flee the Taliban’s feared hardline rule.
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