At least two explosions took place near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, complicating efforts to evacuate Americans, Afghans, and others trying to leave the country before the United States pulls out its troops. A bomb went off at the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said. At least one other explosion erupted at or near the Baron Hotel, which is a short distance from Abbey Gate. The bombs resulted in “a number of U.S. and civilian casualties,” Kirby said on Twitter. A Taliban official told Reuters that the initial explosion came from a suspected suicide bomb and left at least 13 dead, including children. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the bombs killed at least 13 people. Fifteen others were wounded, the ministry said. The United Kingdom’s defense ministry said it was “working urgently to establish what has happened in Kabul and its …
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