Afghans, US troops killed in blasts targeting Kabul airport evacuations

US officials feared the local faction called the Islamic State-Khorasan could attack the beleaguered airfield in the Afghan capital.
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Medical staff bring an injured man to a hospital in an ambulance after two powerful explosions killed at least six people outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021. - WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images
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Two suspected Islamic State suicide bombers killed and wounded scores of people outside Kabul’s main airport, including 12 US troops, a top US commander said Thursday. 

Another 15 US military personnel were wounded at the Abbey gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said during a virtual press briefing at the Pentagon. 

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