 US military spokesman confirmed that a rocket had been fired late on Saturday at the main US-led coalition base at an airfield in the Kandahar city, adding that no casualties had been incurred.
| That'd be Hek's boyz, of course... |
Elsewhere, two bombs exploded in northern Afghanistan near a vehicle belonging to NATO forces, injuring four policemen and five civilians, including a 9-year-old girl, officials said. The first blast, in Baghlan province, damaged the vehicle from NATO's International Security Assistance Force but caused no injuries, said Maj Toby Jackman, an ISAF spokesman. Soon after, a second bomb exploded nearby, injuring four policemen and five civilians who had gathered at the scene, said Mohammed Qassim Amirzai, the deputy chief of police. A 9-year-old girl was in a serious condition, he said.
| The double boom's more likely al-Qaeda. |
Separately, a worker for the country's internal intelligence service was killed and a teacher was wounded in Helmand province when gunmen attacked them after they left a wedding party Saturday night, said provincial administrator Ghulam Muhiddim.
| In Helmand it's likely Pak Talibs skulking outside someplace where people would be having fun. I think we've got the pattern down now. |
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