Kabul: Afghan police chief said a rocket had hit the northwest neighborhood of the Kabul International Airport in the middle of the US evacuation there, killing a child.
Rashid, Police Chief Kabul who liked many Afghans passed with one name, the rocket said it struck Sunday afternoon.
There were no groups that immediately claimed the attack.
The fire rocket came when the United States ended the historic airlift who saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul International Airport, where many chaos claimed the Afghan capital since the Taliban took over two weeks ago.
After the Affiliate Affiliate Affiliate State Affiliate which killed more than 180 people, the Taliban increased its security around the airfield when England ended evacuation flights on Saturday.
It comes a few days after a twin explosion that destroys killing nearly 200 people, including 13 US services, outside Kabul airport.
This came when the US was on the verge of finishing out of Afghanistan.
US President Joe Biden has said on Saturday that other terrorist attacks at Hamid Karzai International Airport are very possible in the next 24-36 hours.
” In addition, the US Embassy in Kabul also issued security warnings for the same thing.
“Our commander told me that the attack was very possible in the next 24-36 hours,” said Biden in his statement.
“I direct them to take every possible step to prioritize strength protection, and ensure that they have all authorized parties, resources and plans to protect our men and women on the ground,” Biden said.
The United States conducted a military attack on Sunday in Kabul, two US officials told Reuters.
The official, spoke with the terms of anonymity, said that the strike targeted the alleged ISIS-K militants.
They said they quote initial information and warned it could change.
‘Rocket strikes near Kabul Airport kills children’
