The Islamic State organization’s associate in Afghanistan has claimed obligation for Monday's rocket attack in Kabul, saying it fired a minimum of six Katyusha rockets on the airport withinside the Afghan capital.
The rockets struck in a neighbourhood near the Kabul airport. The declare of obligation was carried with the aid of using the militant institution’s media arm, the Aamaq information agency. It did not offer additional details.
The US navy stated 5 rockets centred the airport on Monday morning and that US forces at the airfield used a defensive system to intercept them.
The attack did not halt the constant move of US navy C-17 cargo jets taking off and a touchdown at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
It was a brand new attack with the aid of using the militants. The Islamic State organization released a devastating suicide bombing Thursday at one of the airport gates that killed a minimum of 169 Afghans and 13 US carrier members.