Header Ads Widget

Child killed in Kabul as ‘US carries out rocket strikes’ in the city

A child has been killed in a suspected rocket attack in Kabul amid reports the US is carrying out air strikes.

The deadly blast in a residential area close to the airport has been confirmed by an Afghan police chief.

According to Al Jazeera reporter, the blast was caused by a ‘shell that fell near a house in the vicinity of the airport’.

The Middle East-based news organisations also reported that three people were injured in the incident.

Two US official have told Reuters that they are conducting military strikes in the city, although it can’t be confirmed at this stage if the two are related.

President Biden has previously threatened retaliatory attacks against Isis-K, the terrorist splinter cell which killed 13 American soldiers this week.

Pictures and videos on social media show a column of smoke rising above the Taliban-controlled city.

Kabul explosionhttps://twitter.com/Shamshadnetwork/status/1431963098878038022No credit
It is unclear what caused the blast or if there are casualties (Picture: AP)
U.S military aircraft takes off at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The massive U.S.-led airlift was winding down Saturday ahead of a U.S. deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan by Tuesday. Most allies have completed their own airlifts and flown out after 20 years of deployment in the country. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)
Final preparations are being made before the airport is handed over to the Taliban on August 31 (Picture: AP)

One video appears to show a house in a crowded neighbourhood which has been damaged by an explosion.

Men can be seen on the roof of a neighbouring building trying to extinguish a fire with buckets of water.

The house is believed to be close to Hamid Karzai International Airport, the scene of the evacuation operation.

US President Joe Biden vowed to keep up air strikes against the Islamic extremist group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed scores of Afghans and 13 American service members.

Mr Biden also warned another attack was ‘highly likely’ and the State Department called the threat ‘specific’ and ‘credible’ late on Saturday.

A number of explosions have been heard in Kabul since a deadly blast killed more than 180 people earlier this week.

Controlled explosion carried out by US forces destroying facilities and equipment have triggered false alarms in recent days.

This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.

Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.

For more stories like this, check our news page.

Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.



from News – Metro https://ift.tt/3zrpUlH

Post a Comment

0 Comments