Final US flights leave Kabul before Taliban takes over: Jets depart before tomorrow's midnight deadline after ISIS-K launched five rockets at airport

 Some of the final US flights left Kabul on Monday despite the airport coming under fire from five ISIS rockets and as the threat of another attack grows stronger by the minute. 

Five rockets were launched at Hamid Karzai Airport on Monday morning from a sedan parked nearby. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they used Katyusha rockets against the US troops still on the ground. 

No one is believed to have been killed in the attack; the US Army's C-RAM missile defense system took out just one of the five rockets - a 20 percent success rate. Three missed the airfield and one landed inside but Pentagon officials said it had 'no effect' on the evacuation flights. 

The weapon defense system features a radar-controlled, rapid fire 20mm gun positioned atop a swiveling base on top of a trailer. It can be fired remotely and fires 4,500 rounds per minute.   

Between Sunday and Monday, 1,200 people were flown out on 26 US military flights and two coalition flights. As of Sunday, there were still 250 American citizens who wanted to leave but hadn't yet. Another 280 had not yet decided if they were going to leave or stay behind to help Afghan allies. 

There are now just under 30 hours until the Taliban's deadline of midnight, local time, on Tuesday night for the US to leave completely. Last week, Taliban spokesman Dr Suhail Shaheen said there 'will be consequences' if Biden doesn't honor it. 

Pentagon officials refused to say how many Americans remain in the country. Today, 3,700 Afghans will be flown to the US from 'Lilli pad' airbases in Europe. 

Military equipment is now being flown out of Afghanistan, but Pentagon bosses are becoming more opaque about what it still there, what will be destroyed, and how many troops remain on the ground. 

On Thursday, ISIS-K killed 169 people, including 13 US troops, in a suicide bomb attack at the airport.  

In retaliation, the US launched a drone strike on Sunday to kill the bombers responsible but 10 civilians - including seven kids - were also killed, according to The New York Times

Pentagon officials are refusing to confirm or deny the civilian attacks and they also won't name the terrorists who were reportedly killed either. 

A US C-187 jet that can carry up to 800 people leaves Kabul on Monday. It's unclear how many were on board. There are between 250 and 300 Americans still trapped in Afghanistan seeking a flight out but there are now just over 30 hours until the Taliban's deadline to leave

A US C-187 jet that can carry up to 800 people leaves Kabul on Monday. It's unclear how many were on board. There are between 250 and 300 Americans still trapped in Afghanistan seeking a flight out but there are now just over 30 hours until the Taliban's deadline to leave 

Two C-17s on the ground at Kabul airport on Monday. Flights took off every 20 minutes, one person on the ground said, but it's unclear how many planes were there and how many more will leave today

Two C-17s on the ground at Kabul airport on Monday. Flights took off every 20 minutes, one person on the ground said, but it's unclear how many planes were there and how many more will leave today 


A girl stands next to a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on Monday

A girl stands next to a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on Monday

A Taliban fighter investigates a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on Monday

A Taliban fighter investigates a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on Monday

The rockets targeted the airport on Monday morning s the final US flights took off from Kabul. Other Western nations have now left the region because it is too dangerous to stay

The rockets targeted the airport on Monday morning s the final US flights took off from Kabul. Other Western nations have now left the region because it is too dangerous to stay


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