Afghanistan: Rockets hit Kandahar Airport, All Flights Suspended

The Taliban have fired rockets at a key airport in southern Afghanistan causing flight cancelations. Taliban declared that the attack was meant to thwart airstrikes by Afghan government forces on the militants’ positions. “Kandahar airport was targeted by us because the enemy were using it as a center to conduct airstrikes against us,” Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid told Reuters on Sunday. Airport chief Massoud Pashtun also confirmed that the airport was hit with three rockets overnight. “Last night three rockets were fired at the airport and two of them hit the runway… Due to this all flights from the airport…