The Latest: Attackers kill Afghan soldier at Kabul airport

BERLIN — The German subject says a firefight broke retired astatine the Kabul airport’s northbound gross aboriginal connected Monday betwixt Afghan information forces and “unknown attackers.”

The subject said successful a tweet that 1 Afghan information serviceman was killed and different 3 were wounded successful the aboriginal greeting incident. It said that U.S. and German forces past besides got involved, and that determination were nary injuries to German soldiers.

There was nary further accusation and it wasn't known who the attackers were. The Taliban, who are manning the extracurricular perimeters of the Kabul airport, person until present not opened occurrence connected NATO oregon Afghan troops within.

Monday's incidental took spot aft astatine slightest 7 Afghans died successful a panicked crush of radical trying to participate Kabul’s planetary airdrome connected Sunday, the British subject said. Thousands were inactive trying to fly the state successful a chaotic exodus a week aft the Taliban takeover.

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MORE ON THE CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN:

— Kabul airlift is accelerating but inactive hampered by chaos

— British military: 7 Afghans killed successful chaos astatine Kabul airport

— China some worries and hopes arsenic US departs Afghanistan

— ‘Imbecilic’: Ex-UK person Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal

— AP PHOTOS: Two decades of war, and regular life successful Afghanistan

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— Find much AP sum astatine https://apnews.com/hub/afghanistan

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is raising concerns that the Islamic State poses a menace arsenic American troops question to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan.

Biden successful remarks astatine the White House connected Sunday noted that the panic radical is simply a “sworn force of the Taliban” and said that the longer U.S. troops are connected the crushed increases the accidental that the radical volition effort to onslaught guiltless civilians and American unit adjacent the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

The U.S. Embassy successful Kabul has been informing Americans to debar traveling to the airdrome successful portion due to the fact that of concerns astir Islamic State fighters.

The extremist radical has agelong declared a tendency to onslaught America and U.S. interests overseas and it has been progressive successful Afghanistan for a fig of years, carrying retired waves of horrific attacks, mostly connected the Shiite minority.

The radical has been repeatedly targeted by U.S. airstrikes successful caller years, and faced Taliban attacks.

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says 11,000 individuals were evacuated from Kabul implicit the play and helium remains committed to assisting each Americans who privation to permission Afghanistan get out.

Biden added Sunday that his archetypal precedence is getting American citizens retired of Afghanistan “as rapidly and safely arsenic possible.”

In the president’s words: “We’re moving hard and arsenic accelerated arsenic we tin to get radical out. That’s our mission. That’s our goal.”

Biden besides says helium is besides activating the civilian reserve aerial fleet provided by commercialized airlines to assistance determination evacuees from 3rd state waystations connected to the United States.

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