(VOVWORLD) - US anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul's airport early on Monday morning, a US official said, as the United States rushed to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war.
 Taliban fighters investigate a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on Monday. (Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images) |
US and allied forces are set to complete their withdrawal by Tuesday to meet a deadline agreed with the Taliban.
Afghan media reports said Monday's rocket attack was mounted from the back of a vehicle. According to Pajhwok news agency several rockets struck different parts of the Afghan capital.
Initial reports did not indicate any US casualties from the latest rocket attack, the US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters.
A White House statement said US President Joe Biden reconfirmed his order that commanders do "whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground", after being briefed on the attack, and he was informed that operations continued uninterrupted at the airport.
On Sunday, a US drone strike killed a suicide car bomber who Pentagon officials said was preparing to attack the airport on behalf of ISIS-K, a local affiliate of Islamic State that is an enemy of both the West and the Taliban.