Pentagon corrects: Kabul bombing counts one perpetrator | Abroad

At least 90 people were killed in the attack, including Afghan civilians, US soldiers and Taliban fighters. US soldiers injured in the blast are being treated in Germany.

No second explosion

In the attack, a terrorist blew himself up at an airport entrance gate. Reports came in of a second explosion at a nearby hotel, but that explosion, according to the Pentagon, did not occur. The attack was claimed by the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS).

The explosion took place among the masses of people who have been trying to enter the airport since the Taliban took power to escape the new regime. The crowd is said to have dwindled slightly since the attack.

In the same speech, the US defense said that the evacuations will continue until the “last minute” on the day of the deadline, August 31.

The US defense says the evacuations will continue until the “last minute” on the day of the deadline, August 31. There are currently about 5,400 people at the airport waiting to be evacuated, according to the Pentagon. About 105,000 people have now been collected from Kabul.

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