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White House says Biden briefed on rocket attack at Kabul airport
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- 30 August, 2021
- 05:57
President Biden has been briefed on the rocket attack at the Kabul airport and told operations to continue there, said Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Report informs, citing TASS.
"National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chief of Staff Ron Klain have briefed the President on the rocket attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport," the White House said.
As many as five rockets were fired at Kabul's international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters earlier.
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