IT BEGINS; TERROR ATTACK AT KABUL, ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY, AMERICANS KILLED, UNFOLDING QUICKLY---UPDATED, AT LEAST TEN MARINES DEAD, UPDATED

'ISIS suicide bomber' kills 13 at Kabul airport: Multiple casualties - including children and three US Marines - as two explosions tear through crowd, hours after Westerners were warned to stay away because of ISIS attack

• WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
• There was an explosion at the Abbey Gate in Kabul airport shortly before 6.30pm local time Thursday 
• At least 13 people have been killed and at least three US troops were injured in the explosion 
• The blast came hours after officials warned of an 'imminent' bomb threat from ISIS-K
• US troops closed airport gates on Thursday after the threat was reported while rushing to remove citizens
• America's top diplomat in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, claims it is still 'safe' to go to the airport 
• The Pentagon has insisted it will not withdraw troops in the next 36 hours and will stay until August 31 at least
• Canada, Britain, Holland and Poland are winding down their evacuation missions in light of the growing threat
• There are at least 1,000 Americans in Afghanistan who the State Department have not been able to evacuate
• Wilson claimed on Thursday his office was making 'phone calls' to find them all and save them 
• President Biden, who has refused to take responsibility for the shambolic evacuation, is not due to speak publicly---more at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9928133/Car-bomb-threat-forces-Kabul-airport-CLOSE-citizens-345-seater-plane-leaves-empty.html
• UPDATED--10 MARINES DEAD  https://nypost.com/2021/08/26/kabul-airport-suicide-bombing-over-13-dead-us-soldiers-injured/
• UPDATED:  U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate--“Basically, they just put all those Afghans on a kill list,” said one defense official. U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice that's prompted outrage behind the scenes from lawmakers and military officials. The move, detailed to POLITICO by three U.S. and congressional officials, was designed to expedite the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan as chaos erupted in Afghanistan’s capital city last week after the Taliban seized control of the country. It also came as the Biden administration has been relying on the Taliban for security outside the airport. MORE AT https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/us-officials-provided-taliban-with-names-of-americans-afghan-allies-to-evacuate-506957