Attack in Afghanistan kills at least 22, including US troops

WXXV Staff,
Kabul
Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, LOLITA C. BALDOR and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

At least 22 were killed. U.S. officials said 12 U.S. service members were killed, including 11 Marines and a Navy medic.

A number of other American military were among dozens wounded. A U.S. official said the complex attack was believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State group.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the two blasts were near an airport entrance and a short distance away by a hotel.

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