US Warning: Kabul Airport is in danger! According to Biden, the attack will come in a few hours – Topka

“The situation on the ground remains extremely dangerous and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders have informed me that (terrorists) are very likely to attack in the next 24-36 hours,” Biden said after a private briefing with the government security team.

The US attack was not the last

At the same time, the US president noted that the attack by the American drone on the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, which took place earlier on Saturday, “was not the last”. According to some media, including CNN, more than 170 civilians were killed and at least 200 injured in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday at Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul. 13 American soldiers also lost their lives in the explosion.

According to the Ministry of Defense (Pentagon), two high-ranking IS members were killed and others were injured in the aforementioned retaliatory attack by the United States. No civilians were injured, Major General Hank Taylor said at a Pentagon news conference. Washington has set Tuesday as August 31 as the deadline for leaving Afghanistan. The United States has announced that it will operate evacuation flights from Kabul until the last minute.

The US warned of a specific threat at Kabul airport

The United States warned on Sunday night of a “specific, credible threat” near an airport in the Afghan capital Kabul. In this regard, Washington called on all American citizens to leave the area around the airport. The AFP agency informed about it.

Source: SITA / Sgt. Isaiah Campbell / US Marine Corps via AP

“Given the specific, credible threat, all US citizens near Kabul Airport … should leave the area around the airport immediately.” announced the US Embassy in Afghanistan.

After Thursday’s suicide bombing, US forces were forced to work more closely with the Afghan Taliban to prevent further attacks, AFP comments. Earlier on Saturday, US President Joe Biden announced that another terrorist attack on Kabul airport could take place in the next 24 to 36 hours.

Britain has completed its evacuation operation in Afghanistan

The last members of the British armed forces flew from Hamid Karzai Airport in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. London has ended its evacuation operation, despite the fact that there are still hundreds of people in Afghanistan who are entitled to resettlement in the United Kingdom, the AFP agency reported.

“We thank all those who have served so bravely under enormous pressure and in terrible conditions to ensure the evacuation of the most vulnerable civilians,” wrote the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter. Prime Minister Boris Johnson also thanked the British soldiers who took part in the evacuation, saying that in less than two weeks they managed to evacuate more than 15,000 people.

Source: SITA / Daniel Leal-Olivas / Pool Photo via AP

As part of an evacuation operation called Pitting, more than 1,000 soldiers, diplomats and government officials were sent to Kabul from Britain to save British citizens and Afghan allies from the Taliban, according to the British daily The Guardian. According to the Chief of General Staff of the British Armed Forces, General Nick Carter, the evacuation operation was so “successful as far as possible under the conditions”.

Earlier on Saturday, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that he estimated that there were 1,100 more Afghans in Afghanistan who were eligible for evacuation. Carter also added that if the Afghans managed to leave Afghanistan in any way, they would be welcome in Britain.