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Andrew North
@NorthAndrew
My book on Afghanistan 'War+Peace+War' out on 4th July. Pre-order below. Contributor to The Economist. Ex-BBC in Kabul, Baghdad, Delhi, Washington
Nov 26, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
An entrance to Kabul airport that’s now infamous as the Abbey Gate. The place where at least 200 men, women and children were killed on 26/8, three months ago today, after a suicide bomber detonated in the crowd of people trying to get onto evacuation flights. A thread 1/8 Image The torn canvas and blackened wall of the adjacent Baron hotel compound are the only obvious reminders of the horror that unfolded here, and the blood-stained mud in the ground beneath. An unknown number of Afghans were killed by US troops opening fire after the explosion 2/8 Image