Attack in Kabul: They revealed that the suicide bomber was carrying nearly 12 kilos of explosives

Suicide bomber who killed more than 170 Afghans and 13 American servicemen at Kabul airport, it was carrying nearly 12 kilos of explosives loaded with shrapnel, a US official said on Friday.

The massive amount of explosives and shrapnel created an explosion so large that it killed American troops inside the airport gate, as well as troops and Afghans outside. .said the official, who on condition of anonymity to discuss preliminary assessments of the bombing.

Suicide bombers they usually carry between two and five kilograms of explosives.

According to officials, the terrorist arrived several meters from the gate of Kabul airport, where the Afghans were gathered as part of the chaotic evacuation underway from Afghanistan.

Indeed, the Pentagon confirmed this morning that there was only one explosion outside Kabul airport, not two as he had reported on Thursday.

United States General Staff Deputy Director of Logistics, General Hank taylorsaid at a press conference that they ultimately do not believe that there would be a second explosion “In or near” the Hotel Baron, near the airport.

“Therefore, there was only one suicide bomberSaid Taylor, who added that they still don’t know how this information error was made, but that it may have happened in the middle of “Confusion at dynamic events.”

Thursday, the head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth mckenzie, reported shortly after the attack that there had been two explosions carried out by two suicide bombers from the terrorist group Islamic state (ISIS) with explosive vests.

According to McKenzie, an explosion took place in one of the entrances to Kabul airport, the so-called Abbey gate, and the other near the Hotel Baron. McKenzie noted that the blasts were followed by a armed attack ISIS operatives in the region.

ISIS’s branch in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack Thursday which, according to an official Afghan source, killed at least 170 people, while 200 others were injured.

The president of the United States, Joe biden, he promised Thursday “chase away“To the perpetrators of the suicide bombings in Kabul. “For those who carried out this attack, as well as for all those who wish America evil harm, know this: we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will chase them and make them pay“, noted.

In a solemn address to the nation from the White House, Biden called the downed US servicemen “heroes” and said the Kabul evacuation mission would continue until next Tuesday., while the final withdrawal of American troops is expected.

Biden has also ratified that he will not move that August 31 deadline to complete the outing. Afghanistan after two decades of war. “We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not allow them to stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation“Biden said in a televised speech.

(With AP information)

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