Two Soldiers Killed in Attack on US Base in Afghanistan
By VOA News
21 June 2009
NATO says two soldiers were killed, and six other personnel were wounded, in an indirect fire attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday.
Bagram Air Field is located in Kapisa province, north of the capital, Kabul.
A NATO statement says those wounded in the attack on Bagram are receiving medical treatment. NATO does not release the nationalities of causalities.
The statement also said it was not immediately known if any Afghan civilians living near the air field were harmed in the attack.
In a separate statement, NATO said three Afghans were killed and about 17 others were wounded Saturday in the Pech District of the eastern province of Kunar. It said they were caught in the crossfire of an unprovoked insurgent attack on an Afghan National Army outpost.
U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the deployment of 21,000 more troops and trainers to Afghanistan to fight the worsening Taliban insurgency and help with reconstruction.
Despite the arrival of more foreign troops, violence in the past year has risen to the highest levels since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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