Afghanistan: People urged to avoid Kabul airport over terrorist attack fears

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Britons have been told to leave Kabul airport because of the “ongoing and high threat” of a terror attack.

The Government’s latest advice for UK nationals in Afghanistan urges them to leave the vicinity of Kabul airport due to the “ongoing and high threat” of a terror attack.

The Government is most concerned about Isis-K mounting their signature attack – a suicide bomb followed by a small arms fire assault – at Kabul airport.

The Australian government also advised its citizens not to travel to Kabul’s airport where there as a “very high threat of a terrorist attack.”

The announcement comes as the deadline loomed for the drawdown of Western troops in five days’ time on Aug 31.

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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south; Iran to the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north; and China to the northeast.

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