Pentagon confirms explosion outside of airport in Kabul

The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday an detonation took spot extracurricular of the Kabul airport, wherever thousands of radical person gathered successful the hopes of escaping Afghanistan pursuing a takeover by the Taliban.

Pentagon property caput John Kirby aboriginal confirmed that the detonation took spot adjacent the Abbey Gate astatine the airport, which resulted successful an "unknown fig of casualties."

Russia's Foreign Ministry says that the detonation killed astatine slightest 2 radical and wounded 15, portion USA Today says the Taliban are reporting that 13 radical were killed. A witnesser connected the crushed successful Kabul told the Associated Press that "several" radical look to person been killed oregon wounded successful the attack.

The Pentagon volition apt supply much accusation astatine a property briefing astatine 10:30 a.m. ET.

President Joe Biden has been briefed connected the explosion, according to reports from CNN and ABC News.

The detonation comes aft the U.S. and different occidental nations warned of a imaginable ISIS-K onslaught astatine the airdrome connected Wednesday night. According to the Associated Press, Britain warned that an onslaught could hap "within hours," portion Belgium warned that the onslaught could travel successful the signifier of a termination bombing.

President Joe Biden addressed the imaginable menace of an onslaught astatine the airdrome successful remarks connected Wednesday.

"Every time that we're connected the crushed is different time that we cognize ISIS-K is seeking to people the airdrome and onslaught some the U.S. and allied forces and guiltless civilians," Biden said.

The U.S. has imposed an Aug. 31 deadline to region each troops and subject unit from Afghanistan. Earlier this week, Biden said helium would adhere to that deadline.

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken estimated that astir 1,500 Americans were inactive awaiting evacuations successful Kabul.

This communicative is breaking and volition beryllium updated.