ISIS Blast kill 12 US serviceman - including four Marines - have died in two bomb attacks outside Kabul airport (pictured left and centre: Afghans injured today during the attack), while reports suggest a third explosion has been heard in the capital tonight. Jihadist splinter group ISIS-K are believed to be behind the two earlier blasts outside the gates of Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghans were awaiting evacuation (pictured right: An injured man is put into a van following the bomb blasts). Reports from the US suggest as many as 10 US service personnel are among those thought to have died in the attacks. Senior health officials tonight told the BBC the death toll could be as high as 60 people. US officials have today confirmed a 'number' of US forces personnel have died in the attacks. UK defence officials say they do not believe any British troops have been killed. It comes amid reports of a third blast in Kabul tonight. Reporters on the ground say the blast was heard near to the airport this evening. No official details have yet been released. The bombings - which comes after warnings by US and UK officials of an 'imminent' terror attack - could now spark an immediate to the West's frantic evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. NATO countries, including Denmark, have already stopped their evacuation efforts this evening, while the gates to the airport have now been sealed by US troops in the aftermath. However Boris Johnson, who this evening chaired an emergency COBRA meeting at Downing Street, insisted the UK will continue its evacuation flights. UK officials earlier today said there were a dozen evacuation flights still scheduled to leave Kabul.
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