After Kabul Carnage, US Military Braces for Imminent ‘Vehicle Borne’ Suicide Attack

After Thursday’s attacks on both U.S. service members and Afghanistan civilians, the U.S. military is preparing for more attacks from the Islamic State.

On Thursday, General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, held a Defense Department briefing at The Pentagon. During the briefing, McKenzie said that although evacuations are still taking place, the threat of additional attacks by the Islamic State is still imminent. These attacks could potentially include rockets or vehicle-borne bombs targeting the Kabul airport.

General Frank McKenzie warned of future attacks from vehicles bearing suicide bombers. This photo shows Afghan security personnel standing guard at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on July 16.
Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty

“We’re doing everything we can to be prepared,” McKenzie said.

On August 26, 12 members of the U.S. service and nearly 60 Afghanistan civilians were killed during a bombing attack outside of Kabul’s airport, according to the Pentagon and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health. These attacks come as the United States races to extract all Americans from Afghanistan by the August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden.

This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

After Kabul Carnage, US Military Braces for Imminent ‘Vehicle Borne’ Suicide Attack
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