KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The Taliban have taken over Kabul airport following the departure of the final U.S. flight on Tuesday morning, according to the BBC, but only after a rocket attack on the airport on Monday. <br /> <br /> <br />As many as five rockets were fired according to U.S. Major General William Taylor at a Pentagon briefing, with three landing off the airfield with no effect, one intercepted by an anti-missile system and another landing inside with no danger to personnel. <br /> <br /> <br />In the hours after the attack, footage emerged showing the remains of a four-door sedan that appeared to have been used by the attackers. <br /> <br /> <br />IS-K, an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it fired at least six Katyusha [d]rockets, according to The Associated Press, which added that rockets also struck a neighborhood close to the airport. <br /> <br /> <br />The attack followed a suicide bomb last week which killed at least 95 people, according to the BBC, as well a deadly U.S. drone strike which blew up a vehicle carrying IS suicide bombers planning to attack the airport, according to The Associated Press. <br /> <br /> <br />However, relatives cited by The Associated Press said it also killed civilians who had nothing to do with the extremist group. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
