More details of today's blasts now.
At least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops were killed consequently, the deadliest day for American forces in Afghanistan since August 2011.
The blasts today have made for new urgency in the evacuations as some countries' evacuations have entered their final phase.
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Today's blasts may have given you a strange feeling of deja vu, as suicide bombings are not uncommon during unrest.
Two suicide bombers and gunmen committed a heinous crime of transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror at Kabul International Airport.
At least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops were killed instantly.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the blasts.
Scenes of the suicide bombers detonating explosives, people seriously wounded, and images of people standing knee-deep in sewage and families struggling with paperwork were bloodcurdling, and rendered people across the globe riveted and transfixed.
Afghans still awaiting evacuation are in dire straits, and the situation is so bad they can't put a good face on it.
In the wake of the attacks, the U.S. Central Command Chief overseeing the evacuation warned of more attacks.
But every disaster comes a lesson, the attacks have taught us, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care. So, in an effort to avert another tragedy, the U.S. is already working with the Taliban.
Gen. Kenneth F. Mckenzie Jr., commander, U.S. Central Command:
"We believe it is their desire to continue those attacks, and we expect those attack to continue. And we're doing everything we can to be prepared for those attacks. That includes reaching out to the Taliban."
The brazen attacks have now made for new urgency in evacuations.
Needless to say, it was all go at Kabul's airport today as some countries' evacuations have entered their final phase.
Britain said its evacuations from Afghanistan will come to an end within hours, and the main British processing centre for eligible and at-risk Afghans has been closed. British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said 8 to 9 evacuation flights will wrap up the evacuations.
Spain has ended its airlift. The same goes for Sweden, but according to Sweden's foreign minister, not everyone was lucky enough to catch evacuation flights.
France will end their operation soon, but may seek to extend it if need be.
Meantime, Secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, condemned the deadly bombings, saying the attacks bespoke the instable situation there.
The Taliban have reiterated that Afghans will still be allowed to leave via commercial flights after the U.S. withdrawal. But it is unclear which airlines are going to operate flights to Kabul's airport controlled by Taliban militants.
Turkey has reportedly been asked to operate the Kabul airport.
Fearing retribution from the Taliban because of their past work with western nations, countless Afghans are now in hiding, despite the promise of full amnesty by the Taliban.
Today's suicide bombings have sparked questions over whether the Taliban have already reneged on its vows to restore peace, security and stability to Afghanistan.
While no western nations have proffered an olive branch to the Taliban so far, it remains to be seen whether any western nation will call the Taliban's bluff, as today's bombings are widely considered a monument to the Taliban's failure to combat the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State at all costs.
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