According to the Pentagon, not a single US soldier has died since the #Taliban seized power in #Afghanistan. One injury was recorded.
The US Department of Defense said that the US Embassy in #Kabul is no longer guarded by the military, and the airport will also cease to be US responsibility after the completion of evacuation measures.
Over 400 U.S. troops have departed #Kabul ahead of Biden's Aug. 31 deadline: U.S. officials.
Pentagon: 10,000 people now inside #KabulAiport waiting to be evacuated.
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UPDATE: Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has confirmed the explosion near the #Kabul airfield.
He said that the exact information about the victims is unknown and will be revealed later.
UPDATE: GRAPHIC! A heavily injured person outside #KabulAiport.