Two rockets hit the runway, for the past several weeks, there has been a conflict between the security forces and Taliban terrorists.
Kabul, Aug 1 (IANS) | Flights to Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport were halted after rockets struck the country’s second international airport on Sunday. A local official has confirmed this. Preliminary information found Taliban militants fired three rockets at Kandahar International Airport and two of them hit the runway on Saturday night, the official told Xinhua news agency.
The official said that the local authorities are inspecting and trying to repair and reopen the runway at the earliest. There have been no casualties in this attack. The city of Kandahar, the capital of the southern province, has been the scene of fierce fighting recently as Afghan government security forces continued to fight hard to stop Taliban militants from advancing.
Militants have been trying to take over the city after capturing several suburban districts of the province in recent weeks. According to officials on Sunday, three civilians were killed and 10 civilians were injured during heavy fighting in Kandahar city on Saturday. news agency AFP The airport’s chief Mashud Pashtun said that at least three rocket attacks had been carried out. Due to which all flights have been cancelled. However, at present the whole situation is under the control of the government. Let us tell you that Kandahar is one of the important cities of Afghanistan, which the Taliban has been trying to capture for a long time. A refugee camp has been set up by the government due to the atrocities of the Taliban. In which about 11 thousand families are living.
Kandahar MP Syed Ahmed Sailab told that only after Eid the Taliban has increased the attacks on the army significantly. However, whatever happens, the people are grinding between this conflict between the army and the Taliban. The situation is that people from many villages are being forced to run away to find a safe place. Apart from this, happy affluent people are also preparing to leave the country.