A powerful attack aimed at a building in Kabul is said to have been carried out by the United States, reports Reuters. A child is said to have been killed in the attack.
On Sunday afternoon, the news came of a powerful explosion in Kabul, reports AFP.
A Taliban spokesman told the Associated Press that the United States had carried out an airstrike on a suicide bomber in a vehicle on its way to Kabul airport.
It is unclear whether the attack is related to the explosion in a building near Kabul airport on Sunday afternoon. According to an Afghan police chief AP has spoken to, a child is said to have been killed when a rocket hit a building.
Two officials previously told Reuters that the United States had carried out an attack in Kabul.
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Since July, the Taliban has launched a major offensive and taken over major provincial capitals in Afghanistan shortly after it was decided that NATO withdraws from the country.
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Only three days ago went two bombs dropped off at Kabu airportThe suicide bombing killed at least 95 Afghans, according to a Taliban spokesman. An IS group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
In addition, 13 American soldiers were killed in the explosions, which means that the total death toll is at least 108, reports NTB.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg condemns the attack, and said at a press conference on Thursday night that the terrorist attack confirms that the situation in Afghanistan is very dramatic and dangerous.
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Feared new attack
There are only two days left until the deadline for the United States to withdraw from Afghanistan.
US President Joe Biden warned on Saturday that there is a great danger of new attacks in the next few hours.
The United States, NATO and the Taliban have agreed that all international forces will be out of Afghanistan by Tuesday 31 August. This means that the evacuation from the airport in Kabul must also be completed by Tuesday next week.
The Taliban warns of a breach of the deadline, saying there will be consequences if the “occupying forces” exceed the “red line”, according to a Sky News-interview.
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