Rocket Attack on Kabul Kills 1

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A rocket slammed into a street outside an apartment building in the Afghan capital Monday, killing one man and wounding five other people including a small boy, officials said.

The missile struck a residential building complex in Kabul's east, said Gen. Ali Shah Paktiawal, the Kabul police director of criminal investigation.

One young boy was seriously wounded and was taken to the hospital, said Hasib Arian, a local police chief.

One resident in the building said that his 27-year-old neighbor died later at the hospital.

Insurgency violence has escalated in recent months after a winter lull, especially in the volatile south and east, but Kabul has also seen a rise in attacks this spring.