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Mortar attack near Bagram kills 1
KABUL - A mortar exploded close to the US air base in Bagram, north of the capital, Kabul, on Thursday and killed one Afghan civilian and wounded at least two others, a police official said. Gen. Abdul Rahman Sayedkhail, chief of Parwan province, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of Kabul, said the mortar landed about 1 kilometer (0.60 miles) from the main gate of the Bagram base and destroyed a truck delivering food to US military personnel there.There were no US casualties, but one Afghan national was killed and at least two wounded, Sayedkhail said. Police detained two Afghan males at the scene of the explosion for questioning, he added. The Bagram base is the largest US military facility in Afghanistan, where militants loyal to the toppled Taliban government have launched a stepped up campaign of violence targeting coalition and Afghan forces. Posted by: Steve 2006-04-06 |
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