CENTCOM Chief: 11 US Marines And 1 Navy Medic Killed In Two Suicide Bomb And Gun Attacks On Kabul Airport. 15 U.S. Servicemen Injured

 

RT: 12 US service members killed in two suicide bomb attacks on Kabul airport – CENTCOM chief 

A dozen US military personnel were killed when two suicide bombers mounted attacks on Kabul airport on Thursday, head of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has confirmed. 

Earlier, the Pentagon issued a statement saying that multiple US service members had been killed, but without specifying further details. 

The casualties resulted from a “complex attack” that also killed a number of Afghan civilians, according to the Pentagon. The explosions – believed to have resulted from one suicide bombing at the Abbey Gate and one vehicle bomb near the Baron Hotel – left a total of 13 people dead, a Taliban spokesperson has confirmed.  

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WNU Editor: I will not be surprised if President Biden in the next few hours will declare U.S. evacuation efforts at Kabul airport for non-U.S. citizens have come to an end. Only U.S. citizens will be permitted.

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