Third Explosion near airport.

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

Someone please come here and tell me this is bogus.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Casualties have been confirmed via AP

The military casualty figure that is.

https://apnews.com/article/42ccbf70447c443a4c6a345596bf1c2e

[dalton99a]

3. +1. 11 Marines and one Navy medic

[underpants]

4. Ugh.

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[Klaralven]

2. Another Explosion Reported in Area of Kabul Airport

Estimates suggest that a pair of earlier blasts at the Hamid Karzai International Airport killed upwards of 60 Afghan nationals and injured over 100 others who had been near the area. Daesh-K* has claimed responsibility for the twin explosions.

A third explosion has sounded off near Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport hours after two blasts are said to have claimed the lives of dozens of Afghan nationals and American troops.

Journalists on the ground have detailed that the "complex attack" carried out in the Afghan capital of Kabul remains "ongoing." A tally of fatalities or injuries associated with the third blast have not yet been released.

https://sputniknews.com/asia/202108261083722710-another-explosion-reported-in-area-of-kabul-airport/

Also breaking news in India Today and Times of Israel

[brush]

5. What the hell is the Taliban doing? They want to run the country...

and they can't even stop terrorists at its airport.

RIP to the victims.

[DURHAM D]

7. It is not the Taliban.

It is ISIS.

Not surprised some are confused given that some members of the press have been reporting it as Taliban all day, even though they have been repeatedly told it is ISIS.

[brush]

10. I didn't say it was the Taliban. They're supposed to be in charge...

of the country now but can't protect their own airport from terrorists.

Most of us know by now that ISIS has infiltrated Afghanistan and is a foe of the Taliban as well as being an enemy of ours.

[Renew Deal]

6. Someone doesn't want us to leave

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Taliban say it was a controlled explosion by US military to dispose of ammunition

Reuters have issued an update, citing a Taliban spokesman, saying the recent blast heard in Kabul (see post) was a controlled explosion by US military who were destroying ammunition.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/aug/26/afghanistan-live-news-updates-evacuation-refugees-taliban-kabul-airport-latest?page=with:block-6127f4b18f080840ca17c82a#block-6127f4b18f080840ca17c82a

[DURHAM D]

9. Interesting. THanks