at dusk, the plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the south side of the airport. the first blast, a suicide bomb, near abbey gate. the second explosion outside the baron hotel, where the british have been processing evacuees. at the white house, the stars and stripes was lowered for the 13 us military personnel also killed. inside, a president under pressure promised revenge. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the president promised to continue the usa airlift in these last few days with the deadline looming. but for britain, it is almost at an end.
the other at a hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. 13 us military personnel were killed in the attack, the deadliest day for america in afghanistan in a decade. president biden had this warning for isk, the terror group responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down
processing evacuees. at the white house the stars & stripes work lowered for the 13 us service personnel also killed. inside, a president under pressure promised revenge. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the president promised to continue the us airlift in these last few days with the deadline looming but for britain it is almost at an end. it has now closed its evacuation handling centre at the airport. no new claims will be processed. at about a:30am we authorised the closure of the baron hotel, our processing centre, and the product across the british government officials that were working there and the military and people inside it for processing.
just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel, used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. 13 us military personnel were killed in the attack, the deadliest day for america
for hour after hour, well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at a gate crowded with civilians, the other at a hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours.