Taliban warn NATO of terrorist threat at Kabul airport

“The Taliban warned NATO about the presence of a terrorist threat at the Kabul airport.

According to the Taliban information minister, there is no specific or serious threat to speak of, but someone could try to open fire on people or plant an explosive device in a crowded area at the airport to discredit the Taliban, he wrote.

❗️It was the Taliban that warned NATO about a terror threat at the airport in Kabul.

The Taliban's Minister of Information says the threat is neither specific nor severe, but that someone may try to shoot people or plant a bomb amidst the airport crowd to discredit the Taliban

- Murad Gazdiev (@MuradGazdiev) August 26, 2021

Earlier, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the US administration has great concerns about security threats at Kabul airport.

As US President Joe Biden reported, Islamic State fighters ** are looking for an opportunity to attack US forces and their allies in Afghanistan.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.

** "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.