Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions causing a bloodbath among civilians and U.S. troops, and bringing a catastrophic halt to the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee.
Two U.S. officials put the U.S. death toll at 12 service members killed, making it one of the deadliest incidents for American troops of the entire 20-year war.
A senior health official has told the BBC that at least 60 people were killed and 140 others wounded in the explosions at Kabul airport.
[Source: BBC / Reuters]
