U.S. Military Base Hit By Rocket Attack, ISIS Claims Responsibility

The Afghanistan affiliate of the Islamic State group launched a rocket attack Thursday on the largest based used by the U.S.-led coalition fighting terrorists in the war-torn nation. Five rockets were fired at Bagram Air Base in Kabul, but did not cause any injuries, the military said in a tweet.

There was no damage to the base, according to Fox News. The rockets were launched from a car shortly before 6 a.m., local authorities told Stars and Stripes. “Foreign forces intercepted two of the rockets in the air, and the other three landed outside the base,” said Wahida Shahkar, a spokeswoman for the Parwan provincial government.

Islamic State Khorasan, the name used by the group, said that it targeted a helicopter landing pad at Bagram, Reuters reported. The group first became active in Afghanistan in 2014, beginning in the eastern section of the country and then branching out to the north. The U.S. has estimated that Islamic State Khorasan has about 2,000 fighters. The group had attacked the base in March with a similar result. -Full Report

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