Afghanistan: Explosion outside Kabul airport – Pentagon – BBC News
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- The Pentagon says casualties from the blast outside Kabul airport are unclear
- The UK says no record of British casualties so far
- It comes after warnings that there could be militant attacks, as nations evacuate people ahead of a 31 August deadline
- UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey earlier told the BBC the threat was “severe” and could be “imminent”
- There are no details of the threat, thought to be from so-called Islamic State militants
- Canada joins several European nations in wrapping up operations but the US says it will continue up to the deadline
- Huge crowds of people have built up at Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan as people try to flee Taliban rule
- Westerners and Afghans who worked for foreign missions want to leave after Taliban militants came back to power
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