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Kabul blasts: Islamic State claims responsibility, says it targeted US troops and Afghans

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday, killing at least 60 Afghans and 12 US troops, Afghan and US officials said

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Volunteers and medical staff unload bodies from a pickup truck outside a hospital in Kabul. Pic/AFP

Volunteers and medical staff unload bodies from a pickup truck outside a hospital in Kabul. Pic/AFP

Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the attack outside the Kabul airport.

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday, killing at least 60 Afghans and 12 US troops, Afghan and US officials said.

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