Rocket Attack on Bagram Military Airfield
Local sources in Parwan province said that Taliban group attacked Bagram airfield Friday night.
Local sources in Parwan province said that Taliban group attacked Bagram airfield Friday night.
The district governor of Parwan’s Bagram city Saifullah Bedar said that several rockets fired at Bagram air base last night.
Bagram air base is the largest US military base in Afghanistan located in central Parwan province.
Taliban fired several rockets from “Balto Khel” area to the air base which were shot down by the foreign forces, Mr Bedar told media outlets.
According to him, this is the third time that Bagram airfield comes under attack in the past week.
Taliban group claimed credit for the attack.
Zabihullah Mujahid, who introduces himself as the group’s spokesperson claimed that US soldiers suffered heavy casualties during the rocket attacks.
