Terrorist attack on Afghan capital imminent, U.S warns

The Afghan capital of Kabul according to the U.S Embassy will come under an imminent attack by terrorists.
The Embassy informed on Monday that it has received “credible reports of an imminent attack” in the Afghan capital.
U.S. citizens have been warned to exercise “extreme caution” if moving around in Kabul during the next 48 hours according to a statement on the embassy’s website.
The statement also informed that the embassy has no further information about the targets, timing or nature of the planned attack.

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The U.S. State Department has long warned against travel to Afghanistan, which has been mired in war for decades.
Supporters of the Islamic State group have a growing presence in Afghanistan and the Taliban- a major supporter of ISIS often carry out attacks in Kabul and elsewhere, mainly targeting Afghan security forces and foreigners.

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