The UK and the US have issued a warning to any remaining citizens in Afghanistan to stay away from Kabul airport due to an “ongoing and high threat of terrorist attack”. A possible terror attack at the airport could come within “hours”, Britain’s armed forces minister James Heappey warned on Thursday morning – calling the threat “credible and imminent”. The defence minister described the terror threat to people outside Kabul airport as “lethal” amid concerns over an attack by an affiliate of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan, Isis -K. Follow Afghanistan news LIVE: Latest updates as suspected suicide bombing outside Kabul airport “I can’t stress the desperation of the situation enough – the threat is credible, it is imminent, it is lethal,” Mr Heappey told BBC Breakfast . “We wouldn’t be saying this if we weren’t genuinely concerned about offering Islamic State a target.” The minister told LBC: “I was given lines today for what might happen if the attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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