Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. (Photo by - / AFP)

US-led evacuations from Kabul airport in Afghanistan enter the final stage, following devastating twin bomb attacks.

The attacks targeted people queuing to flee the country after Taliban militants returned to power.

Ninety people have been killed – mostly Afghan civilians and 13 US military personnel

US President Joe Biden has promised to hunt down the perpetrators, jihadist group IS-K

The UK says it is entering the final stages of its evacuation, with 1,000 leaving today

The evacuations – and foreign troop withdrawals – are designed to be completed by 31 August – a deadline agreed with the Taliban.

Source: BBC