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Pentagon confirms explosion outside Kabul airport. msnbc.com/live
About 1,500 American citizens still in Afghanistan, Sec. Blinken says. nbcnews.to/3jhTuV6
NEW: NBC News' Geoff Bennett reports that President Biden has been briefed on the explosion outside the Kabul airport.
DEVELOPING: Explosion outside Kabul airport after terror attack warnings as thousands rush to evacuate. on.msnbc.com/3DdjVDo
"If the White House is going to say this is all chaos and it's not our fault, they do have a responsibility for some poor planning here," David Rohde says.
UPDATE: Pentagon Press Sec. Kirby says in tweet that explosion outside Kabul airport resulted "in a number of U.S. & civilian casualties;" confirms an explosion "at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate." msnbc.com/live

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