2 Dead as Rocket Hits House Near Kabul Airport Amid Warning of Another Terror Attack: Reports | LIVE!

Kabul: A major blast was heard in Afghan capital Kabul, hours after US officials warned of the possibility of a terror attack, reports international news agency AFP.

It was a rocket that “initial information shows hit a house”, a security official from the recently deposed government was quoted as saying by AFP. Casualties are expected as further details are awaited.

A rocket struck a neighborhood just northwest of Kabul's airport today, killing a child, reports Associated Press quoting an Afghan police chief said. Two witnesses said the blast appeared to have been caused by a rocket that hit a house in an area to the northern side of the Kabul airport but there was no immediate confirmation, news agency Reuters adds.

Meanwhile, US carried out a military strike targetting suspected ISIS-K terrorists in Kabul, reports Reuters quoting two US officials.