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There was an explosion at the Abbey Gate in Kabul airport shortly before 6.30pm local time Thursday An unconfirmed number of Afghan nationals are dead; it’s unclear if any foreign citizens are hurt The blast came hours after officials warned of an ‘imminent’ bomb threat from ISIS-K US troops closed airport gats on Thursday after the threat was reported while rushing to remove citizens America’s top diplomat in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, claims it is still ‘safe’ to go to the airport The Pentagon has insisted it will not withdraw troops in the next 36 hours and will stay until August 31 at least Canada, Britain, Holland and Poland are winding down their evacuation missions in light of the growing threat There are at least 1,000 Americans in Afghanistan who the State Department have not been able to evacuate Wilson claimed on Thursday his office was making ‘phone calls’ to find them all and save them President Biden, who has refused to take responsibility for the shambolic evacuation, is not due to speak about the crisis publicly today Biden has been briefed on the explosion; Pentagon spokesman John Kirby is due to speak at 10.30am EST
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