Crowds run from Taliban fire an hour before blasts

About an hour before two blasts in the Afghan capital on Thursday, crowds were seen fleeing from gunfire apparently fired into the air by Taliban forces near Kabul international airport. The tense scene shows people running along a street while gunfire can be heard along with shouting. The Taliban have been regularly firing into the air to try to control the crowds of Afghans flocking to the airport, sending men, women, and children running. Soon after the scene two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked, killing at least 60 Afghans and 12 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S. officials said. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the attack outside the airport. The IS branch, known as The Islamic State-Khorasan Province after a name for the region from antiquity, said in its claim of responsibility that it targeted American troops and their Afghan allies. U.S. President Joe Biden vowed in a statement on Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the deadly suicide bo