Three rockets hit the Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, an airport official confirmed on Sunday. The rockets reportedly struck the Kandahar airbase overnight, two of which landed on the runway. After the rocket attacks in Kandahar, all flights from the airport have been canceled, a civil aviation official confirmed.

"Last night three rockets were fired at the airport and two of them hit the runway... Due to this all flights from the airport have been cancelled," airport chief Massoud Pashtun told AFP.

Pashtun said work to repair the runway was underway and expected the airport to be operational later on Sunday.

Over the last few weeks, the Taliban captured several districts in Afghanistan including Takhar, the country's northeastern province.

The Taliban seized over 193 district centres and 19 border districts, according to the Afghan foreign ministry.'

The Taliban have also taken control of 10 border crossing points across the country in Takhar, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Herat, and Farah provinces leading to the complete shutdown of cross-border movements and trade in these areas, reported India TV.

The ministry further disclosed that since April 14, nearly 4,000 ANDSF personnel had been killed, over 7,000 injured, and about 1,600 captured by the Taliban. 

The United States has strongly condemned the attack and called for an immediate reduction in violence in the country.

"The United States strongly condemns the attack on the United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan that resulted in the death of an Afghan guard. The United Nations in Afghanistan is a civilian entity focused on supporting peace efforts, promoting the rights of all Afghans and providing humanitarian and development assistance. Attacks against civilian UN personnel and facilities are prohibited under international law," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

As per the latest reports, out of 419 districts in the country, more than 190 districts are under the Taliban's control. The Afghanistan government has regained control over Herat's crucial Karokh district killing at least 152 Taliban terrorists, reported Republic World.

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