Afghanistan Crisis: Explosion Outside Kabul Airport, Several Injured. Suicide Bombing Suspected

<p><strong>Kabul:</strong> Even as evacuations continue post the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, an explosion took place outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday. Several are said to be injured in the blast.&nbsp;</p> <p>US Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby confirmed that there was an explosion outside the Kabul airport.</p> <p>&ldquo;We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can,&rdquo; he said in a tweet.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/PentagonPresSec/status/1430888975917453313[/tw]</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3BdLV83 Taliban Crisis LIVE: Another Explosion Outside Kabul Airport, 'Casualties Unclear' Says Pentagon</a></strong></p> <p>"An explosion occurred near Kabul airport. So far, several of the injured have been taken to an emergency hospital for treatment," TOLOnews reported.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/TOLOnews/status/1430896961016659980[/tw]</p> <p>The explosion outside the Kabul airport was at one of the entry gates and appears to be a suicide attack, CNN reported three US officials as saying.</p> <p>A report by Al Jazeera claimed that at least 15 people have been injured in the "suicide attack" that hit an entrance gate of Kabul airport today. The explosion occurred near the Baron Hotel which is across from the airport.</p> <p>The hotel was reportedly being used by British forces, as per Wall Street Journal.&nbsp;</p> <p>US President Joe Biden has reportedly been briefed on the explosion outside the Kabul airport.</p>