Afghanistan crisis: Several missiles fired at Kabul airport

The situation in Afghanistan is getting worse.

Several rockets were fired at Kabul airport on Monday.

Kabul - One day after a US drone attack on a car loaded with explosives, rockets were fired at the airport in Kabul on Monday morning (08/30/2021).

Employees of the AFP news agency heard the sound of bullets over the city in Afghanistan *.

Smoke rose near the airport.

At first it was unclear where the rockets had landed and what their aim was.

A missile defense system intercepted the projectiles, a US official reported to the Reuters news agency.

A total of five rockets were fired.

It wasn't immediately clear if everyone was intercepted.

Initial reports from Afghanistan indicated that no US citizen was injured.

However, this information is not secured and could change, it said.

Afghanistan: rockets fired at Kabul airport - videos exposed

According to eyewitnesses, the rockets were launched from the Chachanah area in the north of the city, reports the local TV station ToloNews.

Videos were shared on social media allegedly showing a burning car from which the rockets are said to have been fired.

In the past, the terrorist militia “Islamic State” had repeatedly attacked various targets in Kabul with rockets.

The US * will complete its final troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday.

The US armed forces will leave the country on Tuesday (September 1st, 2021) after 20 years.

The airlift to fly people out of Afghanistan and protect them from the Taliban * ends with the withdrawal.

About 114,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 15.

The risk of terrorist attacks had increased massively in the past few days. More than 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing last week at Kabul airport. 13 US soldiers were among the victims. It was only on Sunday (August 29, 2021) that the US army thwarted another attack on Kabul airport in Afghanistan. According to the Pentagon, a US drone destroyed a car loaded with explosives. (Jan Wendt)