US Embassy in Kabul advises US citizens at a number of airport gates to 'leave immediately,' noting security threats outside
Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on"a very specific threat stream" from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN.
The US believes ISIS-K, which is a sworn enemy of the Taliban, wants to create mayhem at the airport and has intelligence streams suggesting it is capable and planning to carry out multiple attacks, according to the official. The US Embassy in Kabul advised US citizens at a number of gates at the airport to"leave immediately," noting"security threats outside the gates.""Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S.
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