Pentagon walks back reports of second explosion in Kabul

Published August 27, 2021 3:33pm ET



The Pentagon announced Friday that there was only one suicide bomber explosion in Kabul Thursday despite initial reports of a second explosion around the Baron Hotel near the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Defense officials now believe only one blast happened at the gate around 5 p.m. local time on Thursday, contradicting Pentagon spokesman John Kirby’s Thursday update that a second explosion occurred outside the Baron Hotel near the Abbey Gate of the airport.

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