An Afghan official said militants fired two rockets into the military side of the Kabul airport, striking President Hamid Karzai’s helicopter as it sat on the tarmac.
Abdul Wahab Wardak, the commander of the military airport, says only one of the two rockets exploded in Thursday’s attack, but no casualties were reported. But he says the Russian-made military helicopter used to transport Karzai was set on fire. The attack on the airport underscores the resiliency of militants led by the Taliban who are fighting against the Western-backed Government.