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Live updates: US service members and Afghans killed in blasts near Kabul airport

Rebecca CohenAug 27, 2021, 01:51 IST

Smoke rises from explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon

  • At least two explosions went off in Kabul near the airport on Thursday.
  • The first blast was at the Abbey Gate of the amid Karzai International Airport, the second was at the Baron Hotel nearby.
  • Eleven Marines and one Navy medic lost their lives in the attacks, the Associated Press reported.

At least two blasts near the airport in Kabul on Thursday have caused multiple American and Afghan casualties.

Eleven Marines and one Navy medic lost their lives in the attacks, the Associated Press reported.

The two explosions, one at the Abbey Gate outside of the airport and the other at the Baron Hotel nearby, are believed to have been carried out by ISIS, according to US officials.

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