ISIS claim responsibility for devastating attacks in Kabul that have killed at least 72

• Group posted a statement on Telegram claiming responsibility for the twin blasts
• At least 72 people have been killed, including twelve US servicemen 
• One explosion hit Kabul airport from where thousands are trying to evacuate
• The blasts had been blamed on ISIS-K, a regional affiliate in Afghanistan 

By Charlotte Mitchell For Mailonline

Published: 16:01 EDT, 26 August 2021 | Updated: 16:04 EDT, 26 August 2021

ISIS have claimed responsibility for devastating twin attacks that struck Kabul, killing at least 72 people.

The group posted a statement claiming responsibility from their Telegram account on Thursday, following the attacks earlier today. 

The two explosions, one of which hit Kabul airport, the other a nearby hotel, had been blamed on ISIS-K, a regional affiliate of the so-called Islamic State that operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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ISIS have claimed responsibility for devastating twin attacks that struck Kabul, killing at least 72 people