US military commander confirms 12 troops killed in Kabul attack

August 26, 2021 / 11:27 PM

General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of US Central Command

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: US General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, confirmed on Thursday that two suicide bombers assessed to be from Daesh carried out an attack at Kabul's airport that killed 12 U.S. troops and injured 15 others.

He told a news briefing at the Pentagon that the bombing was followed by a gunfight and that, while the military is saddened by the deaths, evacuations from Afghanistan are continuing. He said about 1,000 US citizens are estimated to still be in Afghanistan.