A rocket attack on a U.S. air base in Afghanistan resulted in no casualties.
The U.S. air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, was attacked by five rockets Saturday (Dec. 19), said Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the governor of Parwan province in northern Afghanistan.
Shahkar said a total of 12 rockets were loaded in a vehicle, five were fired and police later dismantled the other seven.
Shakal could not provide information on whether there may have been casualties or damage inside the U.S. base, but said there were no civilian casualties in the area.
A NATO official confirmed the attack occurred and said initial reports indicated no damage to the airfield.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State had claimed an attack with five rockets on the base last April, the latter of which also caused no casualties.
The Taliban group has been engaged in heavy fighting with Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan while continuing to attack Afghan government forces during peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban group in Qatar.
Adm. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, had a surprise meeting with the head of the Taliban group in the Qatari capital of Doha earlier this week to discuss the military aspects of the agreement between the two sides. After the meeting, Admiral Milley flew to the Afghan capital of Kabul to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Milley said he stressed to both sides the need for a rapid reduction in violence in all areas of Afghanistan.
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