Afghanistan: rocket fire at Kabul airport, Security Council meets
Taliban fighters investigate damaged car after several rockets were fired in Kabul on August 30, 2021 AFP - WAKIL KOHSAR
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While the evacuations continue under the threat of attacks by the jihadist group Islamic State, sworn enemies of the Taliban, on the eve of the deadline for the withdrawal of American troops, rockets were fired, Monday, August 30 in the morning towards the Kabul airport.
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US anti-missile defense systems intercepted at least five rockets that were fired from a vehicle, according to Afghan media, towards
Kabul airport
early Monday morning.
A local news agency spoke of rocket fire that allegedly hit several areas of the capital, no casualties have been reported yet.
Reprisals
On the other hand, in retaliation
for Thursday's attack claimed by the Afghan branch of the Islamic State
which left more than 150 dead, the Americans fired Sunday with a drone at a suspicious vehicle in the center of Kabul which would have, according to several sources on the spot, killed several members of the same family, including several children.
This Monday, international diplomacy will be at work: France and the United Kingdom will plead to the UN Security Council for the creation of a
"
safe zone
" - a protected zone - in Kabul
for Afghan nationals to be considered. those most at risk can be evacuated.
Rejected proposal
But this proposal has already been rejected by the Taliban since according to them, "
every Afghan can anyway, after the deadline, travel abroad if he wishes
."
In parallel, Washington is meeting today by videoconference with its “
key
”
partners in
order to find an aligned approach for after August 31st.
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