Five lakh Afghans ready to leave the country for fear of the Taliban

(PTI) Dubai, Dt

Two Islamic State (IS) suicide bombings outside Kabul airport have killed at least 200 people and injured hundreds, and the United States has warned of more attacks by IS, despite a campaign to evacuate thousands fleeing the country for fear of Taliban rule. Has started again. The United States has evacuated one million people from Kabul. The UNHRC claims that half a million Afghans want to flee the country out of fear of the Taliban. He urged Afghanistan's neighbors to keep their borders open so that those who could not leave the country through Kabul airport could seek refuge in the neighboring country. ISIS, on the other hand, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted American troops and Afghans.

The Islamic State (IS) branch of IS, which claimed responsibility for the attack on Kabul airport, said on Friday that it had carried out the attack targeting US troops and its Afghan allies, the Taliban. The militant group also released a photo of the bomber who attacked Kabul airport. The photo shows the alleged assailant standing with explosives in front of the black flag of IS. However, the terrorist group's statement made no mention of another suicide bomber or gunman. IS's claim has not yet been verified.

IS-KA called the Taliban traitors for negotiating peace with the US. He said his suicide bomber had managed to cross the Taliban's security checkpoints near Kabul airport and reach American troops.

Afghan officials have expressed fears that the death toll could rise in Thursday's attack outside Kabul airport. An official said the attack killed 117 people, including six Afghans. Hundreds of people were injured in the attack. Many of the dead could not be identified.

The United States, meanwhile, has warned of more attacks as the deadline for the withdrawal of NATO-led forces from Afghanistan approaches after a two-decade-long war. However, after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, thousands of people are gathering at Kabul airport to flee the country for fear of its rule, and countries, including the United States, have resumed the campaign to expel people at a faster pace since Thursday's attack.

The United States has said it has evacuated more than 100,000 people from Kabul since August 15, but is still waiting for 1,000 Americans and millions of Afghans to help American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden has called the expulsion of American and Afghan citizens from Kabul the longest and largest evacuation mission in history.

Gen. Frank McKenzie, who oversees the evacuation mission in Afghanistan, said 5,000 people were waiting to board the plane on Thursday. More people arrived at Kabul airport on Friday. An Afghan named Jamshad, who arrived at the airport with three children and his wife, said he decided to get there despite the attacks at the airport. Because he knows there could be more attacks and he wants to leave the country with his family before then. Despite the risk of death at the airport, they have no other choice.

Meanwhile, before the withdrawal of 3,000 US troops from Afghanistan on Tuesday, millions of people like Jamshad have been waiting for days at Kabul airport to seek refuge in the West for fear of the Taliban. Allies have begun to close their campaigns so that America can expel as many people as possible. Britain completed its final campaign to oust the Afghans on Friday.