Afghan authorities said Sunday they have installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter incoming rockets, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive across the country. “The newly installed air defence system has been operational in Kabul since 2:00 am Sunday,” the interior ministry said in a statement. xBut Afghan security forces spokesman Ajmal Omar Shinwari said the system was given by “our foreign friends”. Turkey has promised to provide security for Kabul airport once US and NATO troops leave next month. Its foreign ministry said staff had been temporarily pulled from its consulate in southern Kandahar, where the Taliban are fighting with Afghan forces on the edge of the city.

Source: The Guardian July 11, 2021 12:11 UTC