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US fears risk of Islamic State attack at Kabul airport

22/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, US fears risk of Islamic State attack at Kabul airport

A security alert warned US citizens of possible “security threats outside the gates”. US defence officials say they are monitoring developments and considering alternative routes.

Also in the programme: a major summit on the future of Crimea.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Alex von Tunzelmann, a British historian, film and TV scriptwriter and Nelufar Hedayat, an British-Afghan journalist, documentary maker and podcaster.

(Photo: A Marine assists evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. CREDIT: Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY)

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