Explosions at Kabul airport kill 183 people.
The terrorist militia IS is responsible.
The US launch retaliatory attacks.
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The Taliban * have taken power in Afghanistan *.
The people in the country fear a reintroduction of the Sharia * legislation.
A terrorist attack by the terrorist militia Islamic State at Kabul airport costs 183 lives, including US soldiers.
US President Joe Biden * announces retaliation.
The USA * are sticking to their withdrawal date for Afghanistan: all armed forces are to have left the country by August 31.
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Update, August 28, 2021, 6:55 a.m.:
The US has followed up its words with deeds.
According to the Pentagon, the Ministry of Defense carried out a drone attack on a leader of the terrorist militia Islamic State in Afghanistan.
IS had previously assumed responsibility for a terrorist attack at Kabul airport in which a total of 183 people had died.
The drone attack occurred in the Afghan province of Nangahar. It was aimed at the local branch of the terrorist militia called IS-Kohrasan. This was announced by Bill Urban, spokesman for the US central command Centcom. They wanted to turn off a "planner" of the terrorist group. “The first signs indicate that we killed the target. We don't know of any civilian casualties, ”said Urban. According to the US broadcaster Fox News *, the planner was in a car at the time of the attack and has been traveling with a companion since. The car was destroyed. Whether the planner was involved in the terrorist attack in Kabul has not been finally clarified.
The remaining US embassy in Kabul has meanwhile repeated its warning to all US citizens not to come to the capital's airport.
The risk of terrorist attacks is still very high.
"Anyone who is still at the Abbey Gate, the East Gate, the North Gate or the new Ministry of the Interior should leave immediately," the embassy said.
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A US Air Force "Reaper" drone in action in Afghanistan.
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Attack in Kabul: US government wants to kill Dratzieher
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The US government has emphasized its determination to have the masterminds of the deadly attack at the airport in Kabul killed. "He has made it clear that he does not want them to still live on earth," said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki in Washington with regard to the recent threat by US President Joe Biden against the terrorists. Psaki responded to the question of whether Biden wanted to kill the perpetrators of the attack or bring them to justice.
+++ 7:28 p.m.:
One day after the devastating IS terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, the number of reported victims continues to rise - to 183 deaths. Referring to Afghan health officials, the New York Times reports that at least 170 people were killed in the explosion. In addition, 200 other people were injured. This does not include the 13 US armed forces killed.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said meanwhile that further attacks threatened after the deadly attack.
There are still “concrete, credible threats”.
According to the US, around 5,400 people are still waiting for a chance to leave the airport in the Afghan capital.
US General Hank Taylor said the US could fly out those wishing to leave the country until the "very last moment" of its military operation in Afghanistan.
The armed forces would have the ability to take people on board of military machines “until the very end” of the mission.
The Pentagon believes that the attack was caused by one explosion rather than two explosions as previously reported.
Despite the attack at Kabul airport, evacuation flights from Afghanistan continue
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Despite the attack outside the Kabul airport, there are still evacuation flights from Afghanistan. Within 24 hours - between early Thursday morning (08/26/2021) and early Friday morning (08/27/2021) Washington time - the US and its allies took around 12,500 people out of the country, the White House announced on Friday. 8,500 were flown out by the US military, 4,000 again in machines from international partners.
Part of the 24-hour period was near the airport before the terrorist attack, which temporarily paralyzed flight operations.
According to the White House, the US and its allies have flown around 105,000 people since the start of the evacuation mission in Kabul in mid-August.
In the attack outside the airport in Kabul, suicide bombers and a number of fighters from the terrorist militia "IS" killed many civilians and at least 13 US soldiers on Thursday.
IS attack at Kabul airport puts Taliban in Afghanistan under pressure
Peace and security after decades of war - that is the argument that the Taliban used to campaign for themselves in Afghanistan.
Now they are faced with the difficult task of keeping this promise.
In their struggle to regain power, the Taliban have often relied on suicide attacks in recent years.
Now that they have come to power, they must fight this kind of danger themselves.
108 dead in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan - Russia announces military exercises
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The Russian-led military alliance CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) has announced military exercises in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for the next two months.
The reason for the military exercises is the current situation in Afghanistan, reported the Russian news agency Interfax.
Accordingly, the Russian government should fear that Islamist groups could strengthen their influence in Central Asia.
Terrorist attacks at Kabul airport: at least 108 dead
+++ 10.45 a.m.:
The number of deaths from the terrorist attacks at Kabul airport continues to rise.
The AP news agency reports that 95 people from Afghanistan are believed to have died.
In addition, there are probably 13 members of the US Army - in other words: at least 108 fatalities in total.
+++ 8.15 a.m.:
As things stand at least 73 people have died as a result of the terrorist attacks at Kabul Airport.
There are 60 citizens from Afghanistan and 13 members of the US Army.
According to the US government, two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Thursday afternoon, causing explosions and devastation.
There were also reports of a third explosion (see update from 8:21 pm).
The Islamic State (IS) has meanwhile claimed the acts of terrorism for itself.
US President Joe Biden condemned the attacks in Kabul - and threatened the Islamist militia with retaliation (see update from 5 a.m.).
Update from Friday, August 27th, 2021, 5.00 a.m.:
After the attack near Kabul airport, US President Joe Biden threatened the terrorist responsible with retaliation.
"We'll hunt you down and make you pay for it," Biden said on Thursday in the White House.
Afghanistan: 12 dead US soldiers at Kabul airport - IS claims explosions for themselves
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Other politicians: inside have
commented
on the devastating attack at the airport in Kabul. "My thoughts and prayers are with our American allies," wrote Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) in relation to the deceased US armed forces on Twitter. The FDP chairman Christian Lindner announced on the short message service: “The attack at the airport in #Kabul is appalling. We remember the victims. The danger of the acute situation was confirmed. "
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According to the Taliban, the detonations recently heard in Kabul are “controlled explosions” by the US military at the airport. These were carried out by the armed forces to destroy their own equipment, said a spokesman for the Islamists on Twitter. The citizens of the Afghan capital do not have to worry about it, it said.
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The situation in Kabul is still extremely confusing and chaotic. Gunshot noises can be heard again and again in the Afghan capital, reporters from Al Jazeera, among others, report. Meanwhile, Marcus Yam, a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, wrote on Twitter that there was recently a "very big explosion". "The whole house was shaking," said Yam. According to information from employees of the AFP news agency, a strong explosion was heard. The cause of the detonation, which occurred a few hours after the double attack in front of Kabul airport, was initially unclear.
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According to the US Department of Defense, at least two suicide bombers blew themselves up during the terrorist attacks at the airport in Kabul.
After the detonations, a number of fighters from the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) opened fire on civilians and the armed forces, according to US General Kenneth McKenzie.
Afghanistan: The number of victims continues to rise after explosions at Kabul airport
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At least 60 people were killed in the explosions at Kabul airport and 140 others were injured.
This is what a senior BBC health official said.
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The number of victims increases after the explosions at Kabul airport.
According to the US news broadcaster Fox News, at least ten US Marines have died.
According to a reporter for Al Jazeera television, a third bomb was recently heard.
This is also reported by the Chinese state broadcaster CGTN and the Russian foreign broadcaster RT.
Afghanistan: All German armed forces flown out of Kabul airport
+++ 7.17 p.m.:
The air force has flown out all German armed forces, diplomats and remaining police forces from the Afghan capital Kabul. * That said Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) in Berlin after the start of the last machine.
Afghanistan: Angela Merkel assumes suicide attacks in explosions at Kabul airport
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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) assumes that there has been one or more suicide attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul.
She said in Berlin that this was "an absolutely vile attack in a very, very tense situation".
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Annalena Baerbock reacted shaken to the attacks in Kabul.
“My thoughts are with the victims & the bereaved.
The situation is dire.
We must continue to do everything we can to ensure that people who need our protection are helped even after the evacuation flights have ended, ”wrote the Greens' candidate for chancellor on Twitter.
+++ 6.07 p.m.:
France wants to continue its evacuation flights regardless of the attacks in Kabul.
President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to Dublin that his country would try everything to save "several hundred people" from Afghanistan.
Macron said there were still 20 buses with Afghans and binational nationals waiting near the Kabul military airport that France intends to fly out via the United Arab Emirates.
But there is no guarantee that this will succeed, "because we do not have the security situation under control".
"Badri 313": This Taliban special command is besieging Kabul airport
Afghanistan: Pentagon calls explosions at Kabul airport a "complex attack"
+++ 5.45 p.m.:
The Pentagon spokesman John Kirby described the attacks at Kabul Airport on Twitter as a “complex attack”.
There are American victims - but it is still unclear whether there were also deaths among them.
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US President Joe Biden is currently in the Situation Room, a White House official told CNN.
He is briefed on the situation in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Second explosion at Kabul airport
+++ 4.45 p.m.:
The US broadcaster Fox News * reports that there was a second explosion in Kabul.
The French ambassador David Martinon warned a few minutes ago that this could happen (see update from 4:25 p.m.).
The Turkish Defense Ministry has confirmed that there was a second explosion.
+++ 4.34 p.m.:
Apparently there are numerous dead from the explosion at Kabul airport.
The Al Jazeera news agency speaks of at least ten people who are said to have died.
There are also numerous injuries, including soldiers from the US Army.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby spoke of an "unknown number" of victims on Twitter.
Afghanistan live: explosion at Kabul airport
+++ 4.30 p.m.:
There is increasing evidence that it was actually a suicide attack at Kabul airport.
Now the TV broadcaster CNN reports that three US government officials are said to have assessed the situation as a terrorist attack.
+++ 4:25 p.m.:
The French ambassador to Afghanistan, David Martinon, warned on Twitter of a possibly imminent second explosion.
Anyone who is at the entrances to the airport should get to safety as soon as possible.
+++ 3.45 p.m.:
Apparently there was an explosion at the airport in Kabul.
This is reported by the US magazine Politico and Deutsche Welle.
According to the reports, the explosion should have occurred at an access gate to the airport grounds.
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Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has warned of an ever-increasing threat of terror around the airport in Kabul.
"We know that the terror threats have intensified massively, that they have become much more specific," she said on Thursday in Berlin.
"We are now in the most hectic, dangerous, and sensitive phase."
Afghanistan: Kramp-Karrenbauer warns of "terror threats"
The evacuation operation of the German armed forces is due to end shortly due to the imminent withdrawal of the US armed forces from the airport and the growing threat of terrorism. However, the Bundeswehr still flew to Kabul on Thursday. The German embassy warned against coming to the airport on Wednesday. Kramp-Karrenbauer said that they are working “feverishly” on the further evacuation, but that the terrorist threat must be taken into account. "This is not an individual question for the Federal Republic of Germany, at the moment that is the situation for all other countries as well."
+++ 12.30 p.m.:
The World Food Program is apparently planning a new airlift.
The WFP Director David Beasley announced on Thursday.
The aim is to use the new airlift to ensure humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan, said Beasley.
It is planned that planes will commute between Islamabad (Pakistan) and Kabul (Afghanistan).
The purpose is travel opportunities for employees of the aid organizations and the United Nations and the delivery of urgently needed goods.
The supply situation in Afghanistan is tense.
There is a lack of essential basics, such as medicines or food.
Since the Taliban took power, the situation on the ground has worsened again.
According to data from the United Nations, around 18 million people in the country are dependent on emergency aid.
First report from Thursday, August 26th, 2021, 11.15 a.m .:
More than 500 US citizens are said to be still in Kabul.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reported.
Overall, the US Army and its allies, including Germany, evacuated more than 82,000 people, Blinken said at a press conference on Wednesday.
How many US citizens really are still in Afghanistan is not known, admitted the US Secretary of State.
There could well be another 1,000 US citizens in the country that the Taliban have now taken over.
"This is about real people with real fears," said Blinken.
Afghanistan: Kabul Airport is the perfect target for a terrorist attack
As foreign powers continue their efforts to bring compatriots and local aid workers out of Afghanistan, fear of terrorist attacks is growing in the capital, Kabul. The airport in particular could become the target of the Islamic State terrorist militia. The embassies of the USA, Great Britain and Australia warned against this. One should "leave the area immediately", so a message.
According to the Al Jazeera news agency, the IS offshoot "Islamic State Khorasan Province" (ISKP) is the most active in Afghanistan.
The sub-group is considered the Taliban's archenemy and the possibility of a terrorist attack is better now than ever before.
"It is very easy for a suicide bomber to reach the airport access roads that are crammed with people," said Ahmedullah Rafiqzai, an airport employee in Kabul, told Reuters.
“But people don't want to leave here, despite all the warnings.
They want to leave the country, they are not afraid to die trying. ”(Dil / tu with dpa / AFP)
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