Strange, no mention yet of today's 640 flight to Kabul that held to the east of the field while a rocket attack took place on the field. Diverted all the way back to DXB landing with not a lot of gas.
I guess it's not newsworthy as it's the poor buggers on the ground that will be hitting the headlines.
There was a SpiceJet 737 delayed a few hours due to a rocket attack on Friday (article below) and the EK machine was stuck on the ground too whilst the Taliban played with their fireworks.
SpiceJet Flight Escapes Rocket Attack in Kabul Airport - 4th July
The final line of that article is of particular interest:
The Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to hold a meeting to discuss the safety of flight operations to Afghanistan, official sources said.