At least 6 people were killed and 60 people were injured in an explosion outside Kabul Airport

 There were two explosions on Thursday, one outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and the other at the nearby Baron Hotel. 

Less than a day after the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to leave the area, the attack occurred. 

According to the Kabul Trauma Center Emergency Center, at least 60 people were injured and at least 6 people died. 

Three U.S. Marines were among the wounded .

 An American official told the Associated Press that the attack was “absolutely believed” by the Islamic State organization.

Update

According to multiple reports, two explosions occurred near Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people.

 One explosion was detonated outside the airport, and the other was detonated at a nearby hotel that was used to transport Americans to the airport. According to reports, both were suicide attacks. 

Fox News reported that at least three American soldiers were injured. Social media posts show that there are many bleeding and injured people near the airport.

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