No casualties were reported as all five rockets were intercepted by an automated defense system.
The U.S. military managed to intercept five rockets that were fired at the Kabul airport on Monday morning just days after a suicide bombing outside the airport’s perimeter claimed the lives of at least 170 civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel.... [+]Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, citing a U.S. official.
No casualties were reported from the rocket attack and no group has claimed responsibility for it yet.report noted that the airport remains open despite the attack as the U.S. military and its NATO allies attempt to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. CNN, Kabul residents also reported a blast in the early hours of Monday morning but no explosion has been officially reported.
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