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Deadly blasts rock Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation efforts

Suspected suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions, causing a bloodbath among desperate civilians hoping to flee and casting the final days of the Western airlift of its allies into chaos.

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Deadly blasts rock Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation efforts

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  1. Deadly blasts rock Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation efforts

  2. A screen grab shows people carrying an injured person to a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS TV/1TV/Handout via REUTERS

  3. Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  4. Injured people arrive at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. ASVAKA NEWS/via REUTERS

  5. A screen grab shows an emergency vehicle as people arrive at a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS

  6. A screen grab shows people carrying an injured person to a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS TV/1TV/Handout via REUTERS

  7. A screen grab shows people outside a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS

  8. Injured people arrive at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. ASVAKA NEWS/via REUTERS

  9. Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  10. Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021. Twitter/DAVID_MARTINON via REUTERS

  11. Crowds of people show their documents to U.S. troops outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  12. Members of Taliban forces gather and look at the picture of their leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  13. Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security during evacuations from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021.  U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

  14. A newborn baby is looked after prior taking off with other Afghan evacuees on a C-17 Globemaster III at a Middle East staging area August 23, 2021. U.S. Air Force//Handout via REUTERS

  15. A woman carries a child as passengers board a U.S.

  16. U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S.

  17. Groups of people wait on tarmac at Kabul's airport, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

  18. Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a security patrol during evacuations from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 24, 2021. U.S. Army/Sgt. Jillian G. Hix/Handout via REUTERS

  19. An overview of crowds along a gate of Kabul's airport, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

  20. A close-up of crowds near the Abbey Gate, where the explosions happened, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 23, 2021.  Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

  21. Military personnel react as a person tries to climb up and enter the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still from video obtained August 25, 2021. AAMAJ NEWS AGENCY /via REUTERS

  22. People move through checkpoints at Kabul's airport, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS.

  23. A still image taken from video shows crowds of people near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. ASVAKA NEWS via REUTERS

  24. People stand on a barrier outside Kabul airport, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Reuters TV

  25. U.S. Marines provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/Handout via REUTERS

  26. General view of the crowds of people near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. ASVAKA NEWS via REUTERS

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