BREAKING | Kabul Blast: Another Explosion Heard At Residential Area Near Airport, Reports Local Media

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Local residents heard the sound of a major blast at a residential area in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, local media reported on Sunday. The explosion has reportedly taken place near the Kabul airport.</p> <p>A loud blast was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, news agency AFP journalists said hours after US officials warned of the possibility of a terror attack.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3zsSIKM Warns Of 'Credible Threat' Near Kabul Airport, Believes Another Attack 'Highly Likely' In 24-36 Hrs</a></span><br /></strong><br />A security official from the recently deposed government told the news agency that it was a rocket that "initial information shows hit a house".</p> <p>Two witnesses said the blast appeared to have been caused by a rocket that hit a house in an area to the northern side of the Kabul airport but there was no immediate confirmation, news agency Reuters reported.</p> <p>It is not yet confirmed as to how much damage has been caused by this blast. Black smoke was seen near the airport.</p> <p>Earlier on 26 August, there were two serial blasts after Kabul airport in which 170 people were killed.</p> <p>US President Joe Biden had also warned that terrorists could once again target Kabul airport in the next 24 to 36 hours.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/ABPNews/status/1431961075667255297[/tw]</p> <p>After the retaliatory airstrikes by the US military on ISIS-K in Kabul, the Biden government warned its citizens on Saturday of a "specific, credible threat" near Kabul airport. The US government urged the citizens to leave the area considering the deadly attack on crowds fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan on Thursday, reports AFP.</p> <p>"Due to a specific, credible threat, all US citizens in the vicinity of Kabul airport... should leave the airport area immediately," the US Embassy in Kabul said in a security alert.</p> <p>The Pentagon said Saturday retaliation drone strikes had killed two "high-level" IS jihadists in eastern Afghanistan, but Biden warned of more attacks from the group.</p> <p>"The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high," Biden said.</p> <p>(This is a breaking update, please visit the page again to know more.)</p>