India and the United States both suspect the hand of ISIS behind the Kabul airport blast that occurred today, followed by another blast near the premises, at the Baron Hotel. Reports peg over 13 casualties in the explosion and over 70 injured.
Government sources told CNN-News18 that in the all-party meeting held today, the Indian government had said they feared an ISIS attack on Kabul airport. Meanwhile, the Associated Press quoted a source familiar with US congressional briefings as saying that US officials strongly believe that the Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, known as Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), after an old name for the region, was responsible.
As horrific videos and images of the incident made news, the Taliban later condemned the incident in a post on Twitter, denying responsibility and said the Islamic Emirate of Aghanistan was paying “close attention to the security of its people”.
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