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. The prime minister said he conveyed sentiments of deep sadness on behalf of Australians to U.S. President Joe Biden by letter on Friday morning. “Australia condemns the evil, the calculated, and inhuman attacks that were undertaken in Kabul overnight on the innocent and on the brave,” Morrison told reporters from Parliament House in Canberra on Friday. “We join with our American and Afghan friends in mourning their terrible and awful loss.” “We are especially mindful of the reported 13 U.S. Defence Force personnel who were murdered at the Abbey …
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