US soldiers on patrol outside Bagram airbase near Kabul. Two soldiers from the coalition force have been killed and six others wounded in an attack on the main military base for US-led forces in Afghanistan. (AFP/File/Shah Marai)From Yahoo News/AP:
KABUL – A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.
Bagram Air Base, which lies 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Kabul, is surrounded by high mountains and long stretches of desert from which militants could fire rockets. But such attacks, particularly lethal ones, are relatively rare.
Two U.S. troops died and six Americans were wounded, including four military personnel and two civilians, said Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker, a U.S. military spokeswoman.
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Update: Rocket attack at Afghan base kills two US troops, injures six others -- L.A. Times
My Comment: if the largest military base in Afghanistan is getting hit, you can imagine what is happening at the smaller bases and at the FOBs.