Agencies
New Delhi, August 30:
Hours after as many as five rockets were fired at the Kabul airport on Monday with just a day left for the United States to pull out its troops from Afghanistan, the White House confirmed the attack and said operations continue to remain uninterrupted at the airport.
“National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chief of Staff Ron Klain have briefed the President on the rocket attack at ‘Hamid Karzai International Airport’ (HKIA). The President was informed that operations continue uninterrupted at HKIA, and has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritize doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
According to Reuters, a US official said that five rockets were fired at the airport but were intercepted by a missile defence system. The official also said that it was not clear whether all the rockets were brought down by the defence system.
