• There was an explosion at the Abbey Gate in Kabul airport shortly before 6.30pm local time Thursday 
  • An unconfirmed number of Afghan nationals are dead; it’s unclear if any foreign citizens are hurt 
  • The blast came hours after officials warned of an ‘imminent’ bomb threat from ISIS-K
  • US troops closed airport gats on Thursday after the threat was reported while rushing to remove citizens
  • America’s top diplomat in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, claims it is still ‘safe’ to go to the airport 
  • The Pentagon has insisted it will not withdraw troops in the next 36 hours and will stay until August 31 at least
  • Canada, Britain, Holland and Poland are winding down their evacuation missions in light of the growing threat
  • There are at least 1,000 Americans in Afghanistan who the State Department have not been able to evacuate
  • Wilson claimed on Thursday his office was making ‘phone calls’ to find them all and save them 
  • President Biden, who has refused to take responsibility for the shambolic evacuation, is not due to speak about the crisis publicly todayÂ