Two explosions near Kabul international airport on Thursday killed or maimed over 100 people, including several US soldiers of which three were confirmed dead. The first explosion took place at the nearby Baron’s Hotel and as French intelligence was posting warnings about a second blast, another explosion took place at the gate of the international airport manned by US troops.
There was also firing at an Italian military aircraft taking off from Kabul airport. The explosions were believed to be suicide attacks and a US official said the ISIS (Khorasan) was “most definitely involved”.
Social media showed images of body parts and the dead and injured being carted away to hospitals while the blast scene was littered with crumpled plastic water bottles, scarves, footwear and food packets. The first explosion was captured on camera in the form of a huge black column rising from the hotel into the Kabul night sky.
