The West warns of terror threat at Kabul airportDESPERATION: The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that there was an ‘ongoing and very high threat of terrorist attack’ and that people should leave the airportAFP, KABULWestern nations yesterday told their citizens to immediately leave the area surrounding the Kabul airport over a terrorist threat, as thousands of people try to reach a dwindling number of evacuation flights. Photo: AFPOne reason for the hard deadline cited by Biden and his aides this week was an “acute” terrorist threat from the regional chapter of the Islamic State (IS) group. If you’re in the area of the airport, move to a safe location and await further advice,” the ministry said. However, while the Islamic State and the Taliban are Sunni Islamist militants, they are rivals and oppose each other. The Pentagon, which is managing all Kabul airport operations, has said that it needs to wind down evacuations several days before the deadline to allow time to remove its own 6,000-plus force and hundreds of US officials.

Source: Taipei Times August 26, 2021 16:06 UTC