Rockets fired at Kabul airport as United States races to finish evacuation

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    They were obstructed by a rocket defence system, a United States authorities stated (Picture: AFP/Reuters)

    Rockets fired at Kabul airport have actually been obstructed by a rocket defence system.

    There are no reports of any United States casualties up until now, however this info might alter, a United States authorities has actually stated.

    They stated as much as 5 rockets were most likely released by ISIS-K– however confessed’s prematurely to understand for sure.

    It follows a suicide bomb attack at the airport eliminated in between 92 and 169 Afghans, 13 United States service members and 3 Britons on Thursday.

    People left after the noise of 3 surges prior to a flash in the sky today, a witness stated.

    They stated the strike occurred on Monday in Kabul’s Salim Karwan area.

    President Joe Biden had actually alerted the other day another fear attack in the location was ‘highly likely in the next 24-36 hours’.

    On Sunday, a United States drone strike exploded a car carrying ‘multiple suicide bombers’ from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate prior to they might assault the continuous military evacuation at Kabul’s airport, American authorities stated.

    A Taliban fighter investigates a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on August 30, 2021. - Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on August 30 as the US raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

    A Taliban fighter examines a broken automobile after numerous rockets were fired in Kabul (Picture: AFP through Getty Images)

    A girl stands next to a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on August 30, 2021. - Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on August 30 as the US raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

    A lady stands beside a broken automobile after numerous rockets were fired (Picture: AFP through Getty Images)

    An Afghan authorities has actually declared 3 kids passed away as the dynamites were triggered.

    The White House released a declaration today stating authorities had actually informed Biden on ‘the rocket attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport’ (HKIA).

    It read: ‘The president was informed that operations continue uninterrupted at HKIA, and has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritise doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground.’

    The United States will withdraw from Afghanistan by Tuesday, marking completion of a 20- year project in Afghanistan.

    The last UK flight bring soldiers and diplomatic workers left Afghanistan on Saturday.

    In a video, Boris Johnson informed liked among the British soldiers: ‘Your suffering and your hardship were not in vain.’

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