Lahore, 26th August: The United States and allies have urged people to evacuate Kabul airport over a possible threat by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Accoridng to details, as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many people as possible before the deadline of August 31, the US and allies asked people on Thursday to move away from Kabul Airport due to a suspected terror attack.
According to reports, the US embassy in Kabul issued an alert on Wednesday and advised citizens to avoid traveling to the airport. It further said that those already at the gates should leave immediately over possible security threats.
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Similarly, Britain told its people in the airport area to move away. Its armed forces minister, James Heappey said that report of a possible suicide attack by IS militants had become much firmer.
Heappey told BBC radio, “I can’t stress the desperation of the situation enough. The threat is credible, it is imminent, it is lethal. We wouldn’t be saying this if we weren’t genuinely concerned about offering Islamic State a target that is just unimaginable.”
Meanwhile, a similar warning has been issued by Australia for its people to stay away from the airport. While Belgium ended its evacuation operations because of the danger of a terrorist attack.
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Issuing a warning, the Dutch government said that it expected to carry out its last evacuation flight on Thursday, leaving behind only those who are eligible to travel to the Netherlands.
However, a Western diplomat in Kabul informed that areas outside the airport gates are still crowded despite the warnings issued by the authorities.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Taliban fighters who are guarding the airport perimeters are enemies of the Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, known as Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), after an old name for the region.
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It may be noted that the process of the evacuation of thousands of foreigners and Afghans has intensified with all the US and allied troops due to leave the Afghan capital next week.
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