Australian PM Condemns Kabul Suicide Bombings

Australian citizens and visa holders prepare to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, as Australian Army infantry personnel provide security and assist with cargo, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 22, 2021. SGT Glen McCarthy/ Australia's Department of Defence/Handout via Reuters

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has condemned the suicide bombings in Kabul which killed a number of Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. Defence Force personnel.

The Pentagon confirmed the attacks involved explosives being set off by a suicide bomber near Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, and another at the Baron Hotel. The bombings were followed by gunfire from ISIS members.