Afghan guard killed in Kabul airport gun battle | First Thing

Firefight comes day after Joe Biden said his administration could extend 31 August deadline for removing all American troops from Afghanistan

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A gun battle broke out just after 7am Kabul time this morning between unidentified gunmen and US, German and Afghan guards at Kabul airport, leaving one Afghan guard dead and three wounded.