UPDATE: Pentagon confirms | At least 10 U.S. Marines were killed in the attack near Kabul airport – as many as 40 casualties and over 100 wounded;
The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed that several U.S. service members have been killed after two explosions went off near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- “We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport. A number of others are being treated for wounds,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.
- About 5,400 U.S. servicemembers are assisting with evacuation efforts in Kabul.
- The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed that several U.S. service members have been killed after two explosions went off near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- “We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport. A number of others are being treated for wounds,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.
SOURCE: CNBC