An explosion occurred near Kabul airport

An explosion occurred near the Kabul airport - presumably due to a suicide bombing, write . Afghan media

As a result of the explosion, citizens of Afghanistan were injured, there is no information about the affected foreigners yet, reports CNN . Al Jazeera later reported that at least 10 people had died. The publication also writes that at least 15 people were injured in the explosion in Kabul. The US military also suffered, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the US administration.

Reuters, citing a Taliban spokesman , writes that the explosion killed at least 13 people, including children.

Al Jazeera reported not only about the explosion, but also about the shooting in the air harbor area.

As . RIA Novosti notes, the British Ministry of Defense earlier reported that a terrorist attack could occur at the airport in the next few hours, due to the threat of which Western countries curtail the evacuation Fox News also wrote that the blast came just hours after the US State Department warned Americans to "leave immediately" from Kabul airport due to a growing terrorist threat.

The French ambassador in Kabul warned of a possible second explosion near the airport. Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry also announced the threat of a second explosion.

• Kabul airport is the only place where you can fly from Afghanistan. After the Taliban seized power in the country in mid-August, thousands of foreigners and Afghans are at the airport trying to leave Afghanistan.

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