ISIS Claims Responsibility for Rockets Hit Near Afghan Presidential Palace

Afghan traffic police stand near a damaged vehicle where rockets were fired from in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2021. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo

KABUL, Afghanistan—At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

There were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds, said Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesman for the interior minister.