Afghans and Americans have been gathered at the airport for days, hoping to flee the country after the Taliban's takeover.
An explosion occurred Thursday morning outside of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan amid the massive evacuation effort there. The number of possible casualties or who was behind the blast is not yet known.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirmed the explosion in a tweet, promising to provide"additional details" when the department could. It came amid concerns about an threat targeting crowds around the airport, potentially hampering the Biden administration's effort to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies.'s takeover have been gathered at the airport for days. Several countries were urging people to avoid the airport because of a suicide bombing threat, but people continued to gather, hoping to get on a flight.
It's unclear at this time if the ISIS threat officials warned about has any connection to the explosion that occurred outside the airport.
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