Ten U.S. servicemembers and at least 60 Afghans were killed in the blasts outside the Kabul airport on Thursday
A victim being treated after the attacks. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Two large explosions ripped through crowds outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, killing several U.S. marines and dozens of Afghans. Reports vary on the number of dead and wounded. Two U.S. officials told the AP that 11 U.S. marines and a medic had been killed; the Wall Street Journal reports that at least 60 Afghans are dead.
While no one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, U.S. intelligence officials had warned in recent days of imminent violence from ISIS, which is a sworn enemy of the Taliban. “I saw a baby girl and I looked at her and I picked her up,” an Afghan interpreter who witnessed the blast described to CBS News. “I took her to the hospital, but she died on my hands. What’s going on right now is heartbreaking. This whole country is falling apart.”
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