Three Americans Are Killed in Kabul Airport Shooting

KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American military contractors were killed in a shooting on the military side of Kabul’s international airport on Thursday, military officials said.

The precise circumstances of the shooting, which occurred around 6:40 p.m., were murky. The gunman was killed as well, officials said. The motive of the attack was not immediately clear, nor was the identity of the killer, whom officials described only as an Afghan man.

Khalid Alokozai contributed reporting.

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