American officials have confirmed that U.S. anti-missile defences have intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport
There are no reports of any casualties at this time, but the incident comes as the United States rushes to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war.
Around 114,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport so far.
Emerging reports have found that the recent US drone strike on Kabul has killed several civilians
The drone strike was used to take out out a suspected ISIS-K suicide bomber in what was a defensive attack.
This all comes just hours before the Taliban’s deadline to have all US forces and their allies out of Afghanistan as evacuation efforts continue at rapid pace.
The US strikes back at ISIS-K
Last week, ISIS-K suicide bombers killed as many as 170 people, including 13 American military personnel in coordinated attacks. This has prompted the US to retaliate with airstrikes.
In a bid to prevent any further attacks, special forces acted on intelligence they had received. Central command has said the targeted drone strike has eliminated an imminent threat.
Captain Bill Urban says, “we are confident we successfully hit the target” with “secondary explosions from the vehicle indicating the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.”
FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
This is the second drone strike on an ISIS-K vehicle by the US
A Taliban spokesperson said it is “not right to conduct operations on others’ soil”. The militant group requested forewarning in the future.
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