Five rockets have reportedly been launched towards the Kabul airport, serving as the focal point of the US evacuation from Afghanistan. The missiles were shot down by an air defense system, media report, citing US officials.
Several rockets rained down on the Kabul airport on Monday morning, Reuters reported, citing a US official, who said that missile defense systems were deployed to intercept the incoming projectiles.
Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported, citing a US defense official, that the Pentagon used The Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) missile system to repel the attack.
5 rockets were fired at Kabul Airport. US military employed C-RAM missile defense and there are no casualties: US defense official.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) August 30, 2021
There have been no reports of US casualties at the time.
Videos purportedly showing aftermath of the blast have emerged online. Fire and thick black smoke can be seen billowing from the site.
Several rockets hit #Kabul city Monday morning. The rockets were fired from a car in Khair Khana area toward Kabul airport, eyewitnesses say.@TOLOnews
— Ziar Khan Yaad (@ziaryaad) August 30, 2021
Video via @pajhwok pic.twitter.com/WEVVGi9PdQ
Video: Several rockets were fired from a car in the Khair-Khana area toward Kabul airport, no casualties were reported yet. #ShamshadNews #RocketAttacks #KabulAirport pic.twitter.com/x2qLMYIhrK
— ShamshadNews (@Shamshadnetwork) August 30, 2021
According to initial unconfirmed reports, the rockets were launched from a car in Khair Khana neighborhood in north west Kabul.
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