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Taliban attacks US Afghan base in retaliation for US leaflets
Source: CNN
Taliban attacks US Afghan base in retaliation for US leaflets
By Jamie Crawford
Updated 2:41 PM ET, Wed September 6, 2017
Washington (CNN) — A US citizen was wounded Wednesday following an apparent suicide attack at an entrance gate to Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan, US military officials tell CNN.
According to the officials, the attacker was riding a motorcycle and did not make it past any checkpoints.
Bagram District Governor Abdul Shukoor Qudosi told CNN the attacker detonated his explosives at the main entrance of the base, targeting truck suppliers.
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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the group claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to media, saying it was carried out as revenge for leaflets distributed by US-led NATO forces in the area on Tuesday.
US forces apologized for dropping a leaflet in northern Afghanistan Tuesday depicting a dog with a Koranic verse across its body -- a highly offensive image to Muslims.
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By Jamie Crawford
Updated 2:41 PM ET, Wed September 6, 2017
Washington (CNN) — A US citizen was wounded Wednesday following an apparent suicide attack at an entrance gate to Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan, US military officials tell CNN.
According to the officials, the attacker was riding a motorcycle and did not make it past any checkpoints.
Bagram District Governor Abdul Shukoor Qudosi told CNN the attacker detonated his explosives at the main entrance of the base, targeting truck suppliers.
-snip-
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the group claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to media, saying it was carried out as revenge for leaflets distributed by US-led NATO forces in the area on Tuesday.
US forces apologized for dropping a leaflet in northern Afghanistan Tuesday depicting a dog with a Koranic verse across its body -- a highly offensive image to Muslims.
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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/politics/taliban-attacks-afghan-retaliation-us-leaflets/index.html
