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Pentagon confirms explosion outside Kabul airport

The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that there was an explosion outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday.

The big picture: "Casualties are unclear at this time," Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby added in a tweet. The State Department issued a warning on Wednesday night urging Americans not to travel to the airport and to leave immediately if they were gathered near the Abbey Gate, East Gate, or North Gate.


  • The U.K. and Australia gave similar warnings. James Heappey, the British armed forces minister, told the BBC that the threat of a suicide attack by ISIS forces was "credible, imminent and lethal."
  • The White House has stressed for several days that the possibility of an attack from ISIS-K was one factor pushing them to attempt to complete the evacuation operation by Aug. 31. 

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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What he's saying: The Texas-born sprinter told reporters after setting a European record of 9.80 seconds to win gold in Sunday's event that getting back in touch with his father "gave me the desire, the speed, that something more that helped me being here and win the Olympics."

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