Kabul airport blasts rock Afghanistan; check out latest pictures

SUMMARY

There were at least two explosions outside Kabul’s airport that resulted in casualties on Thursday. The blasts occurred near the airport's Abbey Gate and nearby Baron Hotel and resulted in US and civilian casualties, according to reports. US officials said ISIS-Khorasan were behind the attacks.

By CNBCTV18.comAug 27, 2021 9:19:08 AM IST (Updated)

Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday (August 26, 2021). The explosion went off outside Kabul’s airport, where thousands of people have flocked as they try to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Officials offered no casualty count, but a witness said several people appeared to have been killed or wounded. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday (August 26, 2021). Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday (August 26, 2021). Western nations warned on Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul's airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

US soldiers stand guard inside the airport walls as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday (August 26, 2021). Western nations warned on Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul's airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. Britain said an attack could come within hours. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

A US soldier stands inside the airport as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday (August 26, 2021). Western nations warned on Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul's airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. Britain said an attack could come within hours. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)