US vows to press on with operations after rockets fired at international airport, as Afghan official says children among victims of earlier US drone strike

Several rockets were fired at Kabul airport on Monday, less than 48 hours before the United States is due to complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Eyewitnesses said the rockets were launched from a car and were aimed towards the airport on Monday morning. It appears Salim Karwan, a neighbourhood adjacent to the airport, was hit in one of the blasts. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

‘Child spies’ bill could face Lords defeat as Tory peers rebel

Guidance on use of children undercover in covert intelligence bill has caused…

My big day out as Barbie’s boyfriend: ‘Is topless mermaid Ken a step too far?’

We are in the midst of a Kencore summer – but Barbie’s…

Golden Globes awards nonsense can’t diminish Michaela Coel’s genius | Rebecca Nicholson

I May Destroy You should be up for an award but perhaps…

Grassroots sport devastated by implications of England’s new lockdown

Gyms, swimming pools and clubs to close from Thursday ‘Second period of…