At least 28 Taliban terrorists killed in Islamic State attack on Kabul airport

Two suicide bombers and gunmen of the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan attacked Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday, killing at least 60 Afghans and 13 US troops.

The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) said in its claim of responsibility that one of its suicide bombers targeted “translators and collaborators with the American army”.

The ISKP’s statement carried a photo of what the militant group said was the bomber who carried out the attack. The image shows the alleged attacker standing with the explosive belt in front of the black IS flag with a black cloth covering his face, only his eyes showing.

Here are the latest updates after the deadly Kabul airport attack:

A Taliban official told Reuters on Friday that at least 28 members of the hardline Islamist group were among the people killed in explosions overnight outside the airport in Kabul. “We have lost more people than the Americans,” the official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. He said there was no reason to extend the August 31 deadline for foreign forces to leave the country.

Source: Hindustan Times