These Photos Show The Devastating Aftermath Of The Deadly Kabul Airport Attack
At least 13 US service members and an unknown number of Afghan civilians were killed in an explosion at an already chaotic airport.
By by Kirsten Chilstrom Posted on August 26, 2021, 10:24 pm { "id": 127672682 }Two explosions outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday left a scene of carnage and destruction, with at least 13 US service members and an unknown number of Afghan civilians killed.
The attacks were believed to have been carried out by an ISIS suicide bomber, US officials said, adding that they were still working to calculate "the total loss." The attacks only added to the chaos, panic, and fear at the airport; crowds of Afghan families have been struggling to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country. Images showed emergency workers and civilians rushing to help those injured by the blasts and gunfire.
Here's a look at the aftermath of the deadly attacks:
{ "id": 127672879 } Wali Sabawoon / APA US soldier holds a sign indicating a gate is closed as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on the morning of Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672957 } Wali Sabawoon / APSmoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the Kabul airport, Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672848 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesA wounded patient is brought via taxi to a hospital in Kabul, Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672743 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTwo boys embrace each other outside a Kabul hospital after the attacks.
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Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty ImagesMedical staffers transport an injured man on a stretcher after the two deadly explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672805 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBritish soldiers secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel in Kabul.
{ "id": 127672781 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesAfghan refugees crouch in a group as British military personnel secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel, Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672726 } Mohammad Asif Khan / APWounded Afghans at a hospital, Aug. 26
{ "id": 127672739 } Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty ImagesVolunteers and medical staffers unload bodies from a pickup truck, Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672769 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesA wounded patient waits in the hallway to be transported to another floor at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul.
{ "id": 127672996 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBritish soldiers secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel on a road that leads to the Abbey Gate in Kabul, Aug. 26.
{ "id": 127672999 } Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesA wounded patient walks with an IV bag in hand in Kabul on Aug. 26.
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