Rockets landed near the presidential palace in Kabul, as officials prayed outside the building on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. No serious injuries were reported right away, but it was another reminder of the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, with most US troops having already left. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports from Kabul.
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