Al Jazeera: Taliban launches spring offensive in Afghanistan with attack on US base
Taliban insurgents shot rockets at a U.S. base outside Kabul and targeted Afghan government buildings in a provincial capital Friday, as they launched their spring offensive in a year that has already seen fierce fighting.
There were no casualties in either rocket attack, officials said.
This year's fighting season is expected to be intense after NATO forces ended their 13-year combat mission in December. A NATO-led coalition continues to train and support Afghanistan's security forces in the country.
The Taliban claimed in an emailed statement to have launched 108 attacks across the country Friday and to have "killed and wounded many Americans" at Bagram air base outside Kabul, the capital. According the NATO-led coalition, one rocket landed inside the sprawling base but caused no injuries.
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