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12 U.S. service members and more than 60 Afghans were killed in explosions at the Kabul airport. Two blasts ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility on Thursday, disrupting the final push of the U.S.-led evacuation effort. The bomb attack was followed by an assault by gunmen from Islamic State's regional affiliate, according to the Pentagon. Fifteen U.S. service members were injured, the Pentagon said. The U.S. plans to continue with its evacuation of U.S. citizens and allied Afghans, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters Thursday. He said the U.S. estimates that around 1,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan. "We expect those attacks to continue," Gen. McKenzie said, referring to suicide bombings. He said the U.S. would communicate with the Taliban about security outside the airport gates. "If we can find who is associated with this, we will go after them," Gen McKenzie said. Among those killed are 11 U.S. Marines and one Navy corpsman, The Associated Press reports. At least 60 people are wounded, according to Emergency, a trauma center in Kabul. The attack is "definitely believed" to have been carried out by the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told AP. At a Pentagon news conference Thursday, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of Central Command, said 12 U.S. service members were killed and 15 were injured in today's attack at the Kabul airport. Many Afghans were also killed and injured, but McKenzie did not provide numbers. He didn't blame ISIS-K, but said the threat from the group is "very real." About 104,000 have been evacuated from Afghanistan, including nearly 5,000 Americans, he added. Taliban sources told NBC News that 13 people including children were killed in what they described as a suicide attack. Russia's Foreign Ministry gave the same death toll. The explosions came hours after the United States and its allies had warned of a potential terror attack at the airport as thousands gathered in a desperate effort to flee after the Taliban's takeover of the country. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Twitter that there was an initial blast outside the airport's Abbey Gate and "at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel," a short distance away. Wounded women arrive at a hospital for treatment after two blasts, which killed at least five and wounded a dozen, outside the airport in Kabul on August 26, 2021. U.S. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central command, promised action against those responsible. "Yes, if we can find who's associated with this, we will go after them," McKenzie told reporters at a news conference at the Pentagon. "We've been clear all along that we retain the right to operate against ISIS in Afghanistan." He added, "We're prepared to take action against them, 24/7, we are looking for them." While it was not immediately clear who was behind the explosions, two U.S. intelligence officials said the assumption is that the Islamic State group's Afghan affiliate, ISIS-K, carried out an IED attack. The Taliban had "started investigations on different levels to identify perpetrators of this terrorist incident and their motives," a spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. Western countries in recent days had urged people to avoid traveling to the area, in the latest setback for the massive airlift out of Kabul, the Afghan capital. Some countries said after the explosions that they would have to end evacuation efforts. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemned what he called a "horrific terrorist attack." "My thoughts are with all those affected and their loved ones. Our priority remains to evacuate as many people to safety as quickly as possible," he said on Twitter. The airport has been a flashpoint for violent and chaotic scenes since the Taliban took control of Kabul on Aug.15. Over the weekend, U.S. defense officials warned about specific threats against those trying to leave Afghanistan.
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काठमाडौँ । बिहीबार साँझ अफगानिस्तानको राजधानी काबुलस्थित हमिद कारजाई विमानस्थलको गेटमा दुइटा आत्मघाती बि’स्फोट हुँदा कम्तीमा १३ अमेरिकी सैनिक र ६० अफगान नागरिकको मृत्यु भएको छ। अमेरिकी र नाटो सैनिकले अफगानिस्तान छोड्नु पाँच दिनअघि काबुल विमानस्थलमा भएको यो बिस्फोटले संसारको ध्यान तानेको छ। केही समयअघिसम्म अमेरिकी र अफगान सैनिकसँग लडिरहेका तालिबानहरू काबुलमा सत्ता चलाउन तम्तयार भएका बेला यति ठूलो आक्रमण कसले गर्यो भन्ने स्वभाविक जिज्ञासा छ। बिहीबार साँझको भएका बिस्फोटको जिम्मा मुस्लिम अतिवादी संगठन आइएसआइएसकेले लिएको छ। इस्लामिक स्टेट भनिने अतिवादी समूह आइएसआइस इराक र सिरियामा सक्रिय छ। आइएसआइएसके त्यसैको एउटा शाखा हो। यसको पूरा नाम इस्लामिक स्टेट खोरासान प्रोभिन्स हो। यसले अफगानिस्तान र पाकिस्तानमा आफ्ना गतिविधि गर्छ। द गार्डियनका अनुसार आइएसआइएसकेले बिहीबार साँझको आत्मघाती हमला गर्न अब्दुल रहमान अल-लोगारी गएको जनाएको छ। अब्दुलको नामबाट उनी अफगान नै हुन् भन्ने बुझिन्छ। अमेरिकी सैनिक र उसका सहयोगीलाई लक्षित गरी आक्रमण गरिएको आइएसआइएसकेको भनाइ छ। अफगानिस्तानमा अहिले भएकामध्ये सबैभन्दा अतिवादी र हिंसात्मक संगठन यही हो। बिबिसीका अनुसार सन् २०१५ मा स्थापना भएको यो संगठनले अफगानिस्तान र पाकिस्तानबाट लडाकुहरू भर्ती गर्छ। धेरैले तालिबानलाई मुस्लिम अतिवादी समूह भन्छन्। तर आफ्नो संगठन कट्टर नभएको ठानेर धेरै तालिबान लडाकुहरू आइएसआइएसकेमा जाने गरेका छन्। यिनीहरू महिलाका विषयमा तालिबानभन्दा पनि कट्टर छन्। उनीहरूले स्कुले बालिका र अस्पतालका प्रसुति वार्डलाई पनि निशाना बनाउने गरेका छन्। तालिबानहरू अफगानिस्तानमा मात्रै सीमित भएपनि आइएसआइएसकेको स्लामिक स्टेटमार्फत् अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नेटवर्क छ। पश्चिमा मुलुक, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय र मानवीय सहायता संस्थालाई उनीहरू जहाँ सक्छन् त्यहीँ आक्रमण गर्छन्। उनीहरूको मुख्य आधार क्षेत्र पाकिस्तान सीमा नजिकैको अफगान प्रान्त नान्गाहार हो। कुनै बेला यो समूहसँग तीन हजार लडाकु थिए। अमेरिकी/अफगान सैनिकको कारबाहीमा तीमध्ये केही मारिएका छन्। आइएसआइएसकेको तालिबान लडाकुसँग पनि तालिबानसँग पनि लडाइँ हुन्थ्यो। आइएसआइएसकेको तालिबानसँग सोझै सम्पर्क छैन। तर तालिबानको सैन्य समूह हक्वानी नेटवर्कमार्फत् उनीहरू जोडिएका छन्। सन् २०१९ देखि २०२१ सम्मका विभिन्न हमला यी दुई समूह मिलेर गरेका थिए। पछिल्लो समय अमेरिकीसँग शान्ति सम्झौता गरेको भन्दै आइएसआइएसकेले असन्तुष्टि जनाएको थियो। तालिबानले जिहाद छोडेर अमेरिकीसँग सम्झौता गरेको उनीहरूको आरोप छ। काबुलमा सरकार बनाउने तयारी गरिरहेको तालिबानलाई आउने दिनमा सबैभन्दा ठूलो सुरक्षा चुनौती आइएसआइएसके हुने देखिन्छ। उता अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेनले बिहीबार साँझ काबुल विमानस्थलमा आक्रमण गर्नेसँग बदला लिने बताएका छन्। बिस्फोटपछि ह्वाइटहाउसबाट सम्बोधन गर्दै राष्ट्रपति बाइडेनले अमेरिकीहरूको ज्यान लिनेलाई नछोड्ने बताएका छन्। ‘जसले यो बिस्फोट गरे र अमेरिकालाई हानी पुर्याउन चाहने जोसुकैले पनि थाहा पाइराख्नू हामी माफ दिनेवाला छैनौं न त बिर्सने छौं,’ बाइडेनले भने,‘हामी तिमीहरूलाई फेला पार्नेछौं र यसको मूल्य चुकाउन लगाउने छौं।’