Hello and welcome to bbc world news. We are staying with those events in afghanistan. Theres been a Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport in afghanistan, where crowds were gathered in the hope of getting on a flight to escape taliban rule. Taliban officials said at least 13 people were killed. It comes after days of warnings from western Intelligence Agencies that an attack could be imminent. Let me bring you up to date with what we know So far. The Press Secretary for the us secretary of defence has called it a complex attack that resulted in a number of us and civilian casualties. The Emergency Hospital says 60 injured people have been taking their So far. The pentagon has alSo confirmed at least two explosions, which happened near to one another outside the perimeter of the airport. 0ne Blast happened close to the airports Abbey Gate on the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel. The hotel had been used by Some western nations as a Staging Point for evacuation since the airlift began. 0ur
Poor country needs now is that poor country needs now is another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner, another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner. a another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner, a security another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner, a security correspondent. thank you for being with me over the last hour. i know you will stay with me in the coming minutes. this is bbc world news, i m matthew amroliwala. there s been a twin bomb attack with reports of gunfire outside kabul airport as western governments try to evacuate civilians from the city. initial reports point to a suicide bombing it s thought at least 13 are dead, including children. the us government says there have been american casualties. it comes as thousands had still been gathering outside the airport despite clear warnings of an imminent attack.