The U.S. embassy in Kabul sent out an alert Friday night to tell people to leave Kabul airport because of “security threats,” adding that those at four o’clock airport gates should “leave immediately.” The warning comes just one day after one attack on one of the airport gates it left at least 170 dead, including 13 members of the US service, and many more injured.
“Because of security threats at Kabul airport, we continue to advise U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates,” the embassy wrote on its website. “American citizens who are at the door of the Abbey, the East Gate, the North Gate or the gate of the New Home Office should leave immediately.”
The embassy warned Americans to be aware of their surroundings at all times, to follow the instructions of local authorities, to have contingency plans in case of an emergency, to monitor local media, and to follow the Department. of State on social media.
It was not immediately known what specific intelligence prompted the warning, but earlier Friday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Divisional General William Taylor, deputy director of joint operations personnel regionals, warned that the United States expects more attempted attacks.
On Thursday, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in front of the Abbey Gate at Kabul airport. An ISIS faction known as ISIS-K has claimed responsibility. The U.S. embassy in Kabul had sent out an alert hours before the attack, warning people to move away from the airport.
President Biden promised to find those responsible for the attack.