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Missile Attack on U.S. Afghan Base
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A U.S. military aircraft in Bagram air-base
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By
Hussbanullah Mutawakkil, IOL Afghanistan Correspondent
KABUL,
October 29 (IslamOnline) – Several missiles were launched at a U.S.
base in Afghanistan Sunday, October 27, in an attack that caused no
casualties.
Pakistani
newspaper Al-Wihda reported Monday, October 28, that a U.S.
base in Asaad Abad in eastern Afghanistan, were attacked by
land-to-land missiles Sunday 27 October. The attack caused a very
strong explosion.
“Six
missiles launched from ‘King Gel’ mountain overlooking Asaad Abad
city rocked the U.S. base,” and Afghan official told Al-Wihda.
“The attack caused no casualties, but it harmed logistic materials
in the base.”
A
U.S. helicopter jet shelled the mountainous area suspected of being
the missile launchpad.
American
forces in Afghanistan have repeatedly come under missile attacks. The
U.S. base in the east of Gardez city was struck by 4 missiles
Thursday, September 12.
Bagram
base was struck Monday, August 19.
Meanwhile,
the Afghan News Agency (AIP) said that an Afghan government base in
Gardez in Paktia province, southern Afghanistan, came under attack
Sunday, October 27 when two BM/1 missiles landed in the base.
The
agency quoted Mohamed Ismail, the military base spokesman, as saying
that unidentified men from the mountainous area of Tere kendo attacked
the base, adding that the missiles caused no harm or causalities.
Afghan
security forces surrounded the area and arrested two people suspected
of being involved in the attack, Ismail said, blaming the attack on
the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
Meanwhile,
U.S. forces released eight leaders from Konar province who were
detained in the Bagram air-base, north of Kabul. In early August, U.S.
forces had arrested 10 people, including Ruh-Allah, nephew of Mawlawi
Gameel Al-Rahman, head of ‘Da’wa to Qur’an and Sunna’ in Konar
province.
Neither
Ruh-Allah nor leader Saber La’el was released.
“U.S.
forces released 8 people arrested with Ruh-Allah. They will release
Ruh-Allah and Saber La’el in the nearest future as promised by
high-ranking government officials,” Ruh-Allah’s father told
IslamOnline.
Asaad
Abad has seen a big rally demanding the release of Ruh-Allah and his
companions, and the departure of American force in Konar.
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