The Afghan capital was on high alert for possible terrorist attacks in the wake of a U.S. strike against Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for an attack Thursday outside Kabul’s airport that killed nearly 200 people, including 13 members of the U.S. military.
The U.S. military carried out an airstrike targeting an Islamic State militant in eastern Afghanistan in response to Thursday’s suicide bombing, which targeted crowds of people hoping to get into the airport and seek refuge abroad. The U.S. military said it believed the drone strike had killed an Islamic State militant involved in planning the attack and that there were no civilian casualties.
“Due to a security threat outside the gates of Kabul airport, U.S. citizens located in the vicinity of the Kabul airport gates should depart immediately,” the warning read. “U.S. citizens should avoid traveling to the airport and avoid all airport gates at this time.”
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