Kabul airport attack: Death toll rises to 79 including 13 US service members and British nationals 

US now believe there was only one attack and one suicide bomber 

US President Joe Biden takes a moment during questioning following remarks regarding the 12 U.S. service members killed in a terrorist attack outside Kabul airport in the East Room at the White House on August 26, 2021.

A senior US military official said the US does not believe there was a second explosion in the Kabul attack, as previously confirmed. 

During a Pentagon briefing on Friday, US army general William Taylor said they do not believe that there was a second explosion at or near the Baron hotel.