Two car bombs were involved in the attack, which was followed by a gun battle between the attackers and local security forces, killing two people and injuring over 70.
Suicide bomb explodes at largest US military base in AfghanistanMohammad Ismail/Reuters
Two car bombs were involved in the attack, which was followed by a gun battle between the attackers and local security forces, killing two people and injuring over 70, according to the Afghan interior ministry.A number of nearby civilian houses were destroyed in the bombing, according to a local member of parliament for Parwan Province where Bagram base is located.
"Coalition forces, in coordination with Afghan Security Forces, informed local residents and blocked off the area before conducting these airstrikes to ensure their safety," the spokesman said. An Afghan boy stands at the site of an attack in a U.S. military air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2019.The explosion at the site of the medical facility was “huge,” according to the Parwan police chief.The medical facility was being built to help locals who live near the base.“The United States stands with the Afghan people, their special forces, and their desire to bring peace and security to Afghanistan," he said.
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