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Pentagon: At Least 12 U.S. Service Members Killed in Kabul Attacks
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Aug 26, 20211:01Now PlayingTwo explosions outside Kabul’s international airport killed 12 U.S. service members, along with at least 13 Afghans, with dozens more wounded less than a week before U.S. forces are due to depart. An additional 15 U.S. service members were wounded.
Pentagon officials said 11 Marines and one Navy medic were killed in the blasts, making it the deadliest day for the U.S. military in years. The toll among Afghans, many of whom had crowded around the walls of the Kabul airport seeking to flee the country, even higher.
“Our initial reports say 13 Afghans killed and 52 others were wounded, and the casualties could increase,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said by phone.
The Taliban blamed the U.S., which is directing a military-led evacuation from Kabul, for drawing large crowds to the airport perimeter. Mujahed said an investigation into who was behind the attack is continuing, though many analysts said an offshoot of Islamic State -- an enemy of both the Taliban and the U.S. -- could be to blame.
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