ISIS claims Kabul terror attack as US vows to ‘hunt down cowards’ behind it – World News

Reports say at least 12 US Marines were among several killed in the attack thought to have killed 72 people so far after the devastating blast ripped through the area where desperate Afghans hoping to be evacuated had gathered

ISIS have taken responsibility for the Afghanistan airport blasts that have killed at least 72 people.

At least 12 US Marines are among those killed by blast, it has been confirmed, and more than 140 people have been injured.

The city was hit by two explosions, one of which hit Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate, while the other struck at the Baron Hotel nearby.

According to ISIS, the suicide bomber was responsible for the blast at Abbey Gate was Abdul Rehman Al-Loghri, of ISIS-K.

ISIS-K, is the regional section of ISIS operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The organisation has previously carried out around 100 attacks against civilian targets and another 250 involving US, Afghan or Pakistani security services.

Today the devastating blasts ripped through the area where desperate Afghans hoping to be evacuated had gathered.

The bombing targeted the sewage canals outside Hamid Karzai International Airport where people had gathered to wait in hopes of being flown to safety from Taliban rule.

There have been no reports of UK troops injured at this stage.

The Taliban has told media that children are believed to be among the dead, according to Sky News.

Taliban guards are also said to be among those killed.

The Pentagon had earlier confirmed twin blasts occurred in a “complex attack” outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, and said there were “a number of US and civilian casualties”.

At least one explosion took place at or near the Baron Hotel, where the UK has been processing Britons and Afghans eligible for evacuation after the Taliban seized control of the nation.

Another blast occurred a short distance away near the Abbey Gate of Kabul’s airport, US officials added.