WASHINGTON: The US Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Thursday said there had been an explosion outside the Kabul airport, adding it was unclear if there were casualties
US and allied officials have said they had intelligence that suicide bombers were threatening to attack the airport.
US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the explosion, according to a White House official. Biden was in a meeting with security officials about the situation in Afghanistan, where the United States is in the final steps of ending its 20-year war, when the explosion was first reported, according to a person familiar with the matter.