Taliban Insurgents launched rocket attacks on Herat city, the picturesque provincial capital of the western Herat province said on Tuesday nightThe front man to the governor of Herat, Naqibullah Arween, and the province's deputy commander of police, Delawar Shah Delawar, confirmed the news adding that the attacks were carried out around 08:00pm last night, which had no casualties.
"The rockets were aimed at the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team's office, but the rockets hit residential areas, only smashing windows," said Delawar Shah Delawar.
No anti-government armed group has so far grabbed credit for the attacks.
Police officials in Herat say they have discovered and defused another rocket that was also set to be launched on the city.
Insurgents have escalated their attacks to target government institutions in different parts of the country, and just recently carried out several attacks during the Afghan parliamentary polls to disrupt the elections.