Rocket strike near Kabul airport kills child

Smoke rises after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 29, 2021. Picture: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A rocket has struck a neighbourhood northwest of Kabul’s international airport amid the US evacuation, killing a child, according to a local police chief.

Rashid, who goes by one name, said the rocket struck on Sunday afternoon.