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death toll in the bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, believed to be the work of ISIS, has risen to 170. Initially, it was said that the bombings were carried out on two occasions, but the investigation confirmed that they occurred only once.
First news, this is Reporter Ahn Sang-woo.
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Foreign media reported that at least 170 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul International Airport on the afternoon of the 26th (local time).
Thirteen U.S. soldiers and 28 Taliban fighters, including Afghan citizens who were crowded to escape abroad, were also reported to have lost their lives in the attack.
Three British citizens, including a minor, were also killed in the attack.
[Witness: There was a big explosion. And we saw not only us, but many foreigners as well.]
Only one known suicide bombing was investigated.
Initially, it was understood that the bombing occurred near the hotel where escapees were staying following the gates of Kabul Airport, but the Pentagon explained that a second explosion did not occur near the hotel.
[Hank Taylor/Major General of the United States Army: We were able to confirm that there was no second explosion at or near the Barron Hotel. There was only one suicide bomber.] In
accordance with the US policy to end the withdrawal of Afghan troops and evacuation of civilians, European countries' evacuation operations are also being completed one after another.
Although the evacuation operation has already ended, Germany is pursuing a plan to evacuate more than 10,000 remaining citizens and local Afghan workers by land or air route.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who plans to leave 150 natives and 1,100 Afghan interpreters in Afghanistan, said he regretted not bringing them all.