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An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a powerful truck bomb in Kabul on August 10, 2015

Huge Blast Hits Entrance to Kabul Airport

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08:02 GMT 10.08.2015(updated 09:52 GMT 10.08.2015) Get short URL

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The explosion follows a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killing dozens and injuring hundreds more.

At least five people were killed Monday, when a suicide truck bomber struck near the entrance to the Kabul airport. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast.

A huge explosion @ the entrance of #Kabul airport apparently targeted a gov convoy, officials warn of many casualties pic.twitter.com/sRNAy7Nevw
— Haseeb Ammar (@BBCHaseeb_Ammar) 10 августа 2015

Huge blast hits Kabul airport road, casualties feared http://t.co/GP4aJC95vt pic.twitter.com/0nqZfTs1pG
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) 10 августа 2015

This is the latest incident in a series of suicide attacks in the capital of Afghanistan, which have killed dozens and injured hundreds more.

Pic of suicide attack carried out at Kabul Airport's Entrance. pic.twitter.com/UMskzn4Ga3
— Yadgar Safi (@YadgarSafi) 10 августа 2015

Security in Afghanistan has become fragile following the withdrawal of NATO forces in December 2014 and an ensuing spring offensive by militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIL).

US-led NATO combat forces withdrew from Afghanistan in December 2014 after a 14-year occupation. On January 2, 2015, combat operations in the country gave way to a US training and support mission for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), dubbed Resolute Support.

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