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A twin suicide bomb attack killed more than 100 people outside Kabul airport on Thursday, according to AP. A Taliban official earlier said that the deceased include children, according to a Reuters report. Earlier, the news of one of the explosions was confirmed by the Pentagon. Thousands of people had gathered at the Kabul airport to flee the country as part of evacuation operations of several countries triggered by Taliban's take over of Afghanistan earlier this month. Also Read | `Was it worth it?' A fallen Marine and a war's crushing end The U.S. says further attempted attacks are expected ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops to leave, ending America’s longest war. Thursday’s bombings near Kabul’s international airport killed at least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S. officials said, in the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since August 2011. An official said Friday that the true toll could be higher because other people may have taken bodies away from the scene, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Also Read | Doing our best to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan: Centre at all-party meet The explosion went off in a crowd of people waiting to enter the airport, according to Adam Khan, an Afghan waiting nearby. He said several people appeared to have been killed or wounded, including some who lost body parts, reports Associated Press. Earlier on Thursday, UK and several other countries had warned of a possible terror attack on Kabul's airport. Several countries had urged their citizens to avoid the airport, where an official said that there was threat of a suicide bombing. But with days left for evacuation efforts to end, few appeared the heed the warnings. Also Read | 'Was beaten up by Taliban but am alive': Afghan reporter on news of his death The Kabul airport has been at the centre of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over. Thousands of people, including Afghans, have been trying to flee the country. The Taliban, on the other hand, have warned the US against encouraging Afghans to leave the country. Also read | US Embassy urges citizens to leave Kabul airport amid security threat In the 11 days since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies have mounted one of the biggest air evacuation efforts in history, bringing out close to 88,000 people from the war-ravaged nation, according to Al Jazeera. Also read | Military contractor Erik Prince charging $6500 for a flight out of Kabul: Reports The Taliban fighters have been guarding the perimeter of the Kabul airport. Media reports indicate that there are nearly 15,000 US passport holders meant to be evacuated stationed in Kabul. (With inputs from The Associated Press)
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काठमाडौँ । अमेरिका र बेलायतले अफगानिस्तानको काबुल विमानस्थलमा आक्रमण हुनसक्ने चेतावनी जारी गरेका छन् । काबुल विमानस्थल हुँदै बाहिरिनका लागि विमानस्थल बाहिर र भित्र हजारौं सर्वसाधारणले प्रतीक्षा गरिरहेको बेला दुवै देशले सुरक्षा खतराको चेतावनी जारी गरेका हुन् । विमानस्थलमा पुगिसकेकाहरुलाई पनि त्यहाँबाट फर्किन भनिएको छ । अमेरिकी विदेश विभागले जारी गरेको अलर्टमा विमानस्थलको पूर्वी र उत्तरी गेटमा प्रतीक्षा गरिरहेकाहरुलाई ‘तुरुन्त अफगानिस्तान छाड्न’ भनिएको छ । यसअघि बेलायतले पनि यस्तै प्रकारको अलर्ट जारी गर्दै मानिसहरुलाई सुरक्षित स्थानमा जान र थप सूचनाको प्रतीक्षा गर्न भनेको थियो । बेलायतको विदेश कार्यालयका अनुसार अफगानिस्तानमा सुरक्षा स्थिति अस्थीर छ र त्यहाँ आतंकवादी आक्रमणको खतरा छ । तालिबान विद्रोहीहरुले अफगानिस्तान कब्जा गरेपछि त्यहाँका राष्ट्रपति असरफ घानीले देश छाडेका छन् । तालिबानबाट असुरक्षित महसुस गर्दै विदेशी नागरिक र अफगान नागरिकहरु त्यहाँबाट सुरक्षित तरिकाले बाहिरिन चाहेका छन् । तालिबानले सबै सीमा नाका बन्द गराएकाले त्यहाँबाट बाहिरिने एकमात्र उपाय भनेको हवाई उडान हो । अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडनले अफगानिस्तानमा इस्लामिक स्टेट नामको अतिवादी समूहले आक्रमण गर्न सक्ने अभिव्यक्ति दिएको २४ घण्टापछि अमेरिका र बेलायतले सुरक्षा चेतावनी जारी गरेका हुन् । अमेरिका, बेलायत, भारत लगायतका देशहरुले आफ्ना नागरिकहरुलाई अफगानिस्तानबाट उद्धार गरिरहेका छन् । नेपालले पनि मित्र राष्ट्रहरुको सहयोगमा नेपालीहरुलाई उद्धार गर्ने क्रम जारी राखेको छ । परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयले बुधबार दिएको जानकारी अनुसार अझै पनि ४२ जना नेपाली उद्धारको पर्खाइमा छन् । हाल विमानस्थलको भित्री भाग नियन्त्रणमा लिएका अमेरिका सेनाले आफ्ना नागरिकहरुका साथै अफगानिस्तानका नागरिकहरुलाई पनि उद्धार गर्दै आएको छ । बीबीसीका अनुसार विगत १० दिनको अवधिमा काबुलबाट ८२ हजार मानिसलाई उद्धार गरिसकिएको छ । वितेको २४ घण्टाको अवधिमा अमेरिकी उडानबाट करिब १९ हजार मानिसलाई अफगानिस्तानबाट उद्धार गरिएको छ । अझै पनि हजारौं मानिसहरु काबुल विमानस्थलमा उद्धारको प्रतीक्षामा छन् । ३१ अगष्ट (भदौ १५ गते) भित्र काबुल छाड्न चाहनेहरु सबैलाई उद्धार गरिसक्ने योजना अमेरिकाको छ । तालिबानले उनीहरुलाई फर्किन ३१ अगष्टसम्मको समयसीमा दिएको छ । तालिबान विरोधी समूहले अफगानिस्तानमा आक्रमण गर्न सक्ने भन्दै तालिबानले काबुल सहरको सुरक्षा गर्न फतेह फोर्स नामको छुट्टै सुरक्षा दस्ता खटाएको छ ।