Suicide Bombings Condemn At Kabul Airport, Taliban: Violent Circle Will Be Ended Firmly

Illustration of soldiers around Kabul airport, Afghanistan. (Twitter/@DefenceHQ)

JAKARTA - The Taliban strongly condemns the suicide bombing that killed US civilians and soldiers at Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Thursday local time.

"The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns the bombing of civilians at Kabul airport, which took place in an area where security is in the hands of US forces," Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen wrote on his Twitter account.

"The Islamic Emirate is very concerned about the security and protection of its people and the vicious circle will be firmly stopped," the statement continued.

A suicide bomb attack allegedly carried out by ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) occurred at the gates of Kabul airport on Thursday, August 26, killing dozens of civilians and 12 US troops, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee into chaos.

Citing Reuters, Kabul health officials said 60 civilians were killed. Video shot by Afghan journalists showed dozens of bodies strewn around a canal on the edge of the airport. At least two explosions rocked the area, witnesses said.

The attack is believed to be the deadliest ever US service in Afghanistan in a single incident, since 30 US personnel were killed when a helicopter was shot down in August 2011.

"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," US President Joe Biden said of the perpetrators in televised comments from the White House.

"We will not be deterred by terrorists, we will continue the mission," said President Biden.

Previously, the United States, Australia and Britain had issued warnings about the dangers of potential terrorist attacks in the vicinity of Kabul airport. The three countries issued warnings for their citizens to stay away from the area around the airport.

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— Suhail Shaheen. ل اهین (@suhailshaeen1) August 26, 2021