: Afghanistan: Rockets fired at Kabul airport day after US airstrike kills ‘multiple suicide bombers’ #IndiaNEWS Rockets hit the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday, less than 48

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Afghanistan: Rockets fired at Kabul airport day after US airstrike kills ‘multiple suicide bombers’ #IndiaNEWS
Rockets hit the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday, less than 48 hours before the United States is due to complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, AP reported. The deadline for the exit of the soldiers from Afghanistan is August 31.No casualties have so far been reported in the incident, according to a US official. Witnesses also confirmed that a rocket hit a building near the airport but there were no casualties.In a statement, the White House confirmed there had been a rocket attack at the airport, but said that operations were “uninterrupted�. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chief of Staff Ron Klain have briefed President Joe Biden about the attack, the White House said.“The President...has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritise doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground,� the White House added.Five rockets were fired at the Kabul airport and a counter rocket, artillery, and mortar, or C-RAM, missile defence system tried to thwart the attack, an unidentified US official told CNN. However, there has been no confirmation on how many rockets were intercepted.Afghans also reported hearing the sound of the airport’s defence system and shrapnel falling...Read more

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