US personnel among those wounded in Kabul airport explosion, officials say

CNN ^ | Aug 26, 2021 | Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood and Ivana Kottasová,

[Humane1]

(CNN)An explosion took place outside the Kabul airport on Thursday as the United States and other countries try to evacuate their citizens and Afghans at risk from the Taliban.

Three US officials and a source familiar with the situation said that according to initial reports, there were some US personnel among the wounded.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Boris Johnson confirms members of US military were killed in attack

[katykelly]

Wall Street journal now confirming 4 marines dead and 3 is injured .

[mom.mom]

This was so avoidable that it has to be intentional.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[proud American in Canada]

Jennifer Griffin on Fox just reported that TEN Americans, Marines and other service members were killed in what they are now saying is a suicide bombing.

[janetjanet998]

Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
Breaking: Pentagon-connected source tells me as many as 13 U.S. service members are now believed killed, 20 troops wounded, 10 in critical condition.

[proud American in Canada]

As time goes by, the casualty rate will go up, as it always does in situations like this.

This is outrageous.