Kabul airport explosion appears to be suicide attack, US officials say

The explosion at Kabul's airport during an evacuation operation from Afghanistan appears to be a suicide attack, said US officials on Thursday.

An explosion outside Kabul's airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan appeared to be caused by a suicide bomb, US officials said on Thursday, citing an initial report and cautioning that it could change. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby confirmed in a Twitter post that there had been an explosion outside the airport in Afghanistan's capital.