<span style="color: #333333;">The United States military has said that it is investigating the reported killing of nine Afghan civilians after it conducted an airstrike on Sunday.<br />''<br />''US Central Command said in a statement that the strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least one person associated with the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group. It said, there were a number of substantial and powerful subsequent explosions after the strike hit the car that was being targeted.<br />''<br />''The US has been on high alert since a suicide bomber killed more than 169 civilians and 13 US troops outside the airport last Thursday.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a US anti-missile system today intercepted multiple rockets flying over the capital towards the airport. The White House said, operation is continuing uninterruptedly at the airport in Kabul after a rocket attack. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that President Joe Biden had been briefed on the attack.<br />''<br />''The Afghanistan capital Kabul was rocked by a series of rocket attacks today. According to reports, the attacks in the vicinity of Kabul airport were intercepted by US Missile Shield. These attacks have come barely a day before the US deadline to complete it's withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The US pullout will bring curtains to the two decade long military conflict.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Islamic State-Khorasan Group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on Kabul airport today. The claim of responsibility was carried by the militant group's media arm, the Aamaq news agency.<br />''<br />''Earlier, the U.S. President, Joe Biden decided to stick with the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.</span><br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi today said, the Afghan people need governments, humanitarians and ordinary people to stay with them and stay the course. In a statement, he said, the international community must meet the critical humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and in countries around the region with robust and urgent response.</span>