(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Gunmen used rockets to attack the Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital Thursday, a senior military official said. The gunmen occupied two buildings, which were under construction, 700 meters (yards) north of the airport, and were using them as a base to fire rockets and gunfire toward the airport and ISAF jet fighters flying over Kabul, said Afzal Aman, a general in the Afghan army in Kabul. The predawn attack comes during a tense time in Afghanistan as a recount is underway from the second round of a disputed presidential election. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, in a call to The Associated Press, claimed responsibility for the attack. Aman said several rockets hit the airport but no planes had been damaged so far.
Afghan Official Says Gunmen Attacked Kabul Airport
Nash Jenkins, Time: World
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 11:35pm
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