ISIL claims responsibility for blasts outside Kabul airport

KABUL, Aug. 27 (YPA) – ISIL claimed responsibility for two explosions that rocked areas near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday.

The two explosions left more than 50 people dead, including at least 13 US soldiers, while more than 120 people, including 15 Americans, have been injured.

More than 40 people were killed and over 100 injured in explosions near the Kabul airport, a source in the Afghan Health Ministry said.

According to the source, the bodies of the dead and injured were taken to hospitals, there are women and children among those affected.

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