This will be brief, but I will update as I get more info.
So far it appears there have been 4 explosions in Kabul, possibly near the airport. Or the Kabul Customs office.
Reports of fighting and Helicopters hovering.
Will update as I get more details.
Obama had left hours before this happened!
From US Embassy Twitter feed:
U.S. Embassy Kabul @USEmbassyKabul
Duck and cover here at the embassy. Not a drill - avoid the area.
It appears now they are suggesting explosions are in west Kabul.
According to Tolo TV news (An Afghan channel)
Lotfullah Najafizada @LNajafizada
It was a suicide car bomb on the Pul-e Charkhi road. Casualties feared.
More confirm this was a suicide bomber:
Reuters Shalizi @HamidShalizi
Possible suicide car bombing against foreigners in Pule Charkhi close to a girl's school, many casualties feared - witnesses.
Combat Journalist™ @combatjourno
BREAKING NEWS -- Tolo: Suicide Car Bomb on Pul-e-Charkhi road. US Military's Camp Phoenix is located close at the blast area
Oh, good think ISAF is monitoring the situation. /sarcasm
ISAF @ISAFmedia
ISAF: We are aware of explosions in the Kabul area. We are assessing the situation and will provide info as appropriate.
More from Twitter:
Combat Journalist™ @combatjourno
Kabul Police Chief Gen Salangi on Phone Re Blasts: 2 suicide bombers on vehicles have detonated their cars. Police is present in the area.
Well it seems CNN has caught on, just heard about this on AC360
It seems the fighting still ongoing, and Reuters reported Taliban taking "credit" for the attack.
Dion Nissenbaum @DionNissenbaum
Green Village resident says gunmen inside the compound. Attack ongoing.
Ahmad Farzad Lami @FarzadLameh
Kabul attack update: Five civilians reported to have been killed in a suicide attack happened in district 9. TOLOnews says.
So true:
Ahmad Shuja @AhmadShuja
Obama's visit is emblematic of the wider Afghan reality: America will eventually leave, but the violence in Afghans' daily lives will not.
10:00 pm Pacific time: I am exhausted so I will not be updating further
I do hope that peace prevails in Kabul and here in the US where the Occupy actions are still ongoing.