Pentagon confirms second explosion near Kabul airport and "a number of US and civilian casualties"

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

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Source: CNN

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirmed that there was at least one other explosion near the airport, this at or near the Baron Hotel.

He said he can confirm that the explosion at Abbey Gate was a "result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties."

Note: The term "casualties" can refer to those wounded or dead.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/afghanistan-news-taliban-refugees-08-26-21-intl/index.html

[GPV]

1. Crap. :(

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. +1

[Texaswitchy]

3. The Tailban has enemies.

Other groups...

Not supprised.

[Jon King]

4. ISIS knew they had to act before August 31st.

It was their only shot at getting maximum effect and media coverage. Intelligence had been warning for days this was coming. I doubt anyone thought they could get right near the airport though.

But it looks like the US military did not account for a sewage canal near the gate. Thats how they got so close to the airport.

Pretty much worse case scenario for the administration as far as the hyberbolic media.

[Dream Girl]

6. Why didn't Biden do anything about the sewage canal?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. sewage canal - where else would you think to look for ISIS?

[Jon King]

8. Yup, the media will go apeshiite today blaming Biden.

Going to be a long day for Jake Tapper getting all his Biden bashing in.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

10. Just a personal opinion

Tapper should be a sportscaster.

[robbob]

18. He's certainly an expert at Monday morning armchair quarterbacking...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

22. Reminds of my can opener.

Not the sharpest tool and always in the wrong drawer.

[totodeinhere]

26. I have been monitoring several news outlets including

CNN, MSNBC and BBC World News. I have have not seen any blame being cast at at President Biden.

[Polybius]

21. ISIS?

Since the Taliban and them ISIS each other I can see them behind this.

[nitpicker]

5. Link to BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-58279900

[Dream Girl]

13. Thanks for posting. I'm goin to switch away from US MSM on this.

[IamHappy]

24. This is much better reporting than tha US cable channels.

[Dopers_Greed]

9. Welp the Biden Presidency was good while it lasted

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Either you are missing your satire tag or you are ridiculously defeatist. I think & hope is 1). nt

[Dopers_Greed]

17. Hyperbole

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Either

Taliban negotiated withdrawal in bad faith, doesn't entirely have control of its organization, or is aiding whichever outside force might be opposed to the Biden Adminstration's withdrawal. Call me paranoid.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. It's quite possible that this is ISIS-K, entirely independent of the Taliban

They wouldn't have to have inside help to achieve this.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Thank you for this clarifying point

I forget my knowledge of the area and these organizations is often superficial at best.

[Johnny2X2X]

16. It's actually a fact

The Taliban and ISIS-K are enemies and the Taliban has killed ISIS -K leaders.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

20. Well this presents a challenge.

Considering our past involvement in the area, it's not clear which we should give weapons to.

[multigraincracker]

19. I wouldn't jump to any conclusions just yet.

Might have been a Afghan Army Regular just lighting up a hash pipe near a gas tank.

[Bettie]

25. Or Eric Prince

trying to get some new contracts.

Sadly, that isn't impossible.

[yaesu]

23. I wonder how much bounty putin is paying now per American heads. nt

[Omaha Steve]

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