Very credible menace of imminent Kabul airport assault – UK minister

There is “very, very credible” intelligence that militants are planning an imminent assault on these gathering at Kabul airport in an try to flee Afghanistan, British armed forces minister James Heappey mentioned on Thursday.
Late on Wednesday, Britain’s international ministry suggested folks to not journey to the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport the place 1000’s are ready for flights overseas forward of an Aug. 31 deadline when the United States and its allies will pull out their remaining troops.
Heappey confirmed that intelligence of a attainable suicide bomb assault by Islamic State militants had turn into “much firmer”.

“There is now very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack, and hence why the Foreign Office advice was changed last night, that people should not come to Kabul Airport, they should move to a safe place and await further instructions,” Heappey instructed BBC radio.
“I think there is an appetite amongst many in the queue to take their chances, but the reporting of this threat is very credible indeed. There is a real imminence to it.”
He mentioned that Western nations have been counting on the Taliban for safety exterior the airport, and that regardless of the warnings there have been a lot of folks nonetheless ready there.

“I can only say that the threat is severe. We will do our best to protect those who are there,” he mentioned. “There is every chance that as further reporting comes in, we may be able to change the advice and process people anew, but there is no guarantee of that.”