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View of Kabul Airport Following 'Rocket Attack' on Residential Building

© AP Photo / Wali SabawoonSmoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two
Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two  - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.08.2021
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The US and its allies have entered the final stages of the evacuation from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, with the Joe Biden administration warning that the threat of a terrorist attack is very real.
Sputnik is live from Kabul following a powerful explosion that occurred near the airport in the Afghan capital on Sunday.
It is believed that the blast was caused by a rocket strike, with the projectile hitting a residential building and reportedly killing at least two people. Three others have been injured.
The explosion comes just days after a deadly suicide bombing at Kabul Airport, which killed at least 170 civilians and 13 US troops. The attack was claimed by a Daesh* offshoot in Afghanistan, known as Daesh-Khorasan, or Daesh-K.
The developments come against the backdrop of bungled evacuation efforts by the US and its allies, which are scrambling to safely airlift diplomatic staff, citizens, and Afghans who helped foreign forces during the 20-year war and fear retribution from the Taliban*, which has now seized full control of the country.
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*a terrorist organisation banned in Russia.
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