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oi-Madhuri Adnal
Kabul, Aug 29: At least two people are killed and three injured after an explosion reported near Kabul airport on Sunday. The blast occurred after a rocket hit a residential house in the 11th Security District, Khawaja Bughra area.
Rashid, the Kabul police chief who goes by one name, says the rocket struck Sunday afternoon.
The airport was not hit directly. Photos and videos on social media show large plumes of smoke rising from the site at around 1.30pm UK time, while panic could be heard among people present there.
Alarming! Rocket attacks near Kabul Airport are reported.#Kabul pic.twitter.com/rbOJGC3KhE
— Ihtesham Afghan (@IhteshamAfghan) August 29, 2021
No group immediately claimed the attack.
The rocket fire comes as the United States winds down a historic airlift that saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul”s international airport, the scene of much of…