In response to the Taliban's rocket attack at the Kabul international airport yesterday that the insurgents said targeted the plane of visiting US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, the US said it launched two missiles. It said, one of the two missiles missed its intended target causing several casualties.<br/><br/>Afghan officials said one Afghan woman was killed and 11 civilians were wounded in the Taliban attack yesterday. Officials said, Afghan special forces managed to repel the attackers, killing four in an ensuing gunbattle.<br/> <br/>Later, the US military issued a statement saying that it had responded with an airstrike. The official said, at least one Afghan civilian was killed by the malfunctioning of the Hellfire. In its written statement, the US-led coalition expressed regret for the civilian casualties. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>