No apparent casualties after an attack near Kabul airport
- 10 years ago
A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign troops near the international airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday (December 11), a military official said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Confirmation of the attack from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) came soon after a Reuters witness reported a large blast near the sprawling and heavily guarded facility, which is used by civilians and the military.
Afghan deputy interior minister General Ayoub Salangi posted on Twitter that a bomb had been planted in a four-wheel-drive vehicle on the northern edge of the airport.
The airport is home to one of the NATO-led command's most important bases, the ISAF Joint Command, which is responsible for the day-to-day management of foreign troop operations in Afghanistan.
Attacks on the heavily guarded airport are relatively rare and the facility represents an ambitious target for insurgents.
Confirmation of the attack from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) came soon after a Reuters witness reported a large blast near the sprawling and heavily guarded facility, which is used by civilians and the military.
Afghan deputy interior minister General Ayoub Salangi posted on Twitter that a bomb had been planted in a four-wheel-drive vehicle on the northern edge of the airport.
The airport is home to one of the NATO-led command's most important bases, the ISAF Joint Command, which is responsible for the day-to-day management of foreign troop operations in Afghanistan.
Attacks on the heavily guarded airport are relatively rare and the facility represents an ambitious target for insurgents.