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Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport in Kabul. Gunfire and at least one other bombing has taken place across the Afghan capital on Thursday. Wali Sabawoon/AP hide caption
Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport in Kabul. Gunfire and at least one other bombing has taken place across the Afghan capital on Thursday.
Wali Sabawoon/AP12 U.S. service members were killed in an attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday. They were among some 5,000 U.S. troops evacuating American citizens, Afghans allies, and others from Kabul. At least 60 Afghans were also killed.
New York Times journalist Matthieu Aikens describes the scene at the airport moments after the attack. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports on reaction from the Pentagon.
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This episode was produced by Brent Baughman, Lauren Hodges, Alejandra Marquez Janse, and Jason Fuller. It was edited by Andrew Sussman, Amy Jackson, Lee Hale, Ashley Brown, and Fatma Tanis. Engineering help from J. Czys. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.
