Two British nationals and child among dead in Kabul blast

The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed they were among the 95 killed in the attack

Author: Greg OckrimPublished 27th Aug 2021
Last updated 30th Aug 2021

Two British nationals and the child of a another British national were among the dead in an attack outside Kabul Airport. In total, it's understood 95 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in the Afghan capital.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement: "I was deeply saddened to learn that two British nationals and the child of another British national were killed by yesterday's terror attack, with two more injured.

"These were innocent people and it is a tragedy that as they sought to bring their loved ones to safety in the UK they were murdered by cowardly terrorists.

"Yesterday's despicable attack underlines the dangers facing those in Afghanistan and reinforces why we are doing all we can to get people out. We are offering consular support to their families.

"We will not turn our backs on those who look to us in their hour of need, and we will never be cowed by terrorists."

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