Rockets Fired at US Air Base in Afghanistan: Officials December 20,2020
KABUL - Four rockets hit the Bagram Airfield, a major US air base in Afghanistan, early Saturday morning but so far officials have not given details on possible casualties in the incident. The rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield from Qalandarkhil area in Parwan province, said Wahida Shahkar, spokesperson for Parwan governor. Bagram district governor Abdul Shakoor Qudosi said that the incident happened at around 6:30am on Saturday morning. He said that 10 BM-12 rockets were placed on a small truck in Qalandarkhil area. He added that four of the rockets were fired and six others were foiled by police.
US Envoy Urges Swift End to Bloodshed
The US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in a series of tweets on Sunday reiterated his call on the Afghan warring parties to swiftly end the violence and agree to a political settlement to end the conflict as soon as possible. We condemn the ongoing high level of violence and we condemn all those who authorize and carry out such attacks across Afghanistan, creating terror and bloodshed, Khalilzad said.
Referring to the recent explosion in a religious gathering in Ghazni province, Khalilzad said both the Afghan government and the Taliban must respect the demands of the Afghan people and agree on a political settlement soon.
Rockets fired at Bagram, no casualties reported December 20, 2020 A member of Afghan security forces stands near the vehicle in which the rockets were placed, in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (Rahmat Gul/AP) KABUL, Afghanistan Five rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said. Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the governor in the northern Parwan province of Afghanistan, said that 12 rockets were placed in a vehicle and five of them were fired while police were able to defuse seven others.
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MEHWAR: Rockets Fired at US Air Base in Afghanistan
Four rockets hit Bagram Airfield, a major US air base in Afghanistan, early Saturday morning, but so far officials have not given details about possible casualties in the incident.
The rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield from the Qalandarkhil area in Parwan province, said Wahida Shahkar, spokesperson for Parwan s governor.
In this program, host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.