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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-15-10 04:17 AM
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Rocket attack kills 1 at NATO base in Afghanistan(and unmanned drone crashed on takeoff)
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Source: AP

KABUL – An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be suicide bombers from attacking a security post.

NATO confirmed that the sprawling Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital of Kabul, came under attack on Monday, but a spokesman disclosed no details other than the death.

Abdullah Adil, the police chief in the Bagram district of Parwan province, says one rocket was fired onto the base's grounds at about 4 a.m. A Taliban spokesman told The Associated Press that two rockets were fired on the base.

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Also Monday, the U.S. military confirmed that an unmanned Predator drone aircraft crashed on takeoff in southern Afghanistan. The crash late Sunday night was not caused by enemy fire and the site was quickly secured, an Air Force release said.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan
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