ISAF civilian and military personnel sit in a shelter during a ground and rocket attack by militants at Kandahar Air Field. ReutersTroops Wounded As Taliban Attack Southern Afghan Base -- Yahoo News/Reuters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants launched a rocket and ground attack on Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said, days after an assault on another major base in the country.
Five rockets were fired at the massive base in the Taliban's spiritual capital where NATO forces are preparing a series of offensives to wrest control of the province.
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More News On Today's Attack On The Kandahar Base
Insurgents attack NATO's southern Afghan base -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan Insurgents Attack U.S. Base in Kandahar -- Wall Street Journal
Rebels Attack Base in Afghanistan -- New York Times
NATO troops repel Taliban attack on Kandahar Airfield -- Montreal Gazette
Rockets fired at NATO base in S. Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
My Comment: From a military point of view .... this brazen attack was ineffective. From a propaganda point of view .... this attack has now become a success story in the ranks of the Taliban.
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