WASHINGTON, The US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan warned Saturday evening of a “specific, credible” threat in the vicinity of Kabul airport, urging Americans to “leave the airport area immediately.” “Due to a specific, credible threat, all US citizens in the vicinity of Kabul airport (HKIA), including the South (Airport Circle) gate, the new Ministry of the Interior, and the gate near the Panjshir Petrol station on the northwest side of the airport, should leave the airport area immediately,” the Embassy said in a security alert.
It stressed that US citizens “should avoid traveling to the airport and avoid all airport gates at this time.” Earlier Saturday, President Joe Biden said in a statement that the situation on the ground in Afghanistan “continues to be extremely dangerous and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high.” He added, “An attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours.” Meanwhile, a White House official said that a total of about 2,000 people were evacuated from Kabul over 12 hours.
The official indicated, “This is the result of 11 US military flights… which carried approximately 1,400 evacuees and seven coalition flights, which carried 600 people.” “Since August 14, the US has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 113,500 people. Since the end of July, we have re-located approximately 119,000 people,” the official added.
Source: Kuwait News Agency