US-run bagram airbase targetted by 12 Taliban missiles

Taliban militants fired at least 12 missiles on the US-run Bagram airfield late Sunday night, local officials confirmed. District chief for Bagram Abdul Shakoor Qadusi said on Monday that militants fired nearly 12 missiles on US-run Bagram airbase, however, he said there are no reports regarding the casualties, according to Afghanistan's Khaama Press. Qadusi further added that militants fired the missiles from the mountainous regions, and no suspect has been arrested in connection to the incident so far, Al-Alam reported. In the meantime, Taliban group claimed responsibility behind the attack and said heavy casualties were caused to US military forces. Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban group spokesman in a statement claimed that Taliban fighters fired 20 missiles on Bagram airfield, and heavy casualties were incurred to US military personnel. Mujahid further added that all the missiles landed on residential rooms inside the airfield, and the attack was carried out amid efforts by United States and its allies to have permanent bases in Afghanistan. The Taliban spokesman also added US war planes carried out airstrikes following the missile attack, but the air raid did not incur any casualties to Taliban fighters. In the meantime, The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) denied the Taliban claims regarding the casualties as a result of the attack. ISAF also in a statement said, "We can confirm a rocket attack by enemy forces at Bagram Airfield in Parwan, Afghanistan today. The enemy’s efforts were ineffective and there were no ISAF casualties or infrastructure damage as a result of this attack." The statement further added, "ISAF engaged enemy forces with a precision strike resulting in one enemy killed."