A Taliban official said at least 13 people including children had been killed.
The explosion took place amid crowds outside the airport, where desperate Afghans have been massing in hope of escaping in an airlift which the United States says will end by Tuesday following the swift capture of the country by the Taliban.
The Taliban official said many Taliban guards, who are securing the airport, were among the wounded.
"Our guards are also risking their lives at Kabul airport, they face a threat too from the Islamic State group," said a Taliban official, speaking on condition of anonymity before the reports of the blasts.
U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS Members of Taliban forces gather and look at the picture of their leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021.
Biden ordered all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the month to comply with a withdrawal agreement with the Taliban negotiated by his predecessor Donald Trump.
Since the day before the Taliban swept into Kabul, the United States and its allies have mounted one of the biggest air evacuations in history, bringing out about 95,700 people, including 13,400 on Wednesday, the White House said on Thursday.
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Attack on Kabul airport kills at least 13; airlift thrust into chaos
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