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Afghan crisis: US drone strikes vehicle with 'bombers' on way to airport

US President warns second Kabul airport terror attack likely in hours

US Marines keep watch during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (Photo: Reuters)
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US Marines keep watch during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (Photo: Reuters)

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A US airstrike Sunday targeted a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing American military evacuation at Kabul's international airport, officials said.
 
There were few initial details about the incident, as well as a rocket that struck a neighborhood just northwest of the airport, killing a child. The two strikes initially appeared to be separate incidents, though information on both remained scarce.
 
The strike came as the United States winds down a historic airlift that saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul's international airport, the scene of much of