{"id":71943,"date":"2020-12-20T15:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T15:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/20\/rockets-fired-at-bagram-no-casualties-reported\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:58:10","slug":"rockets-fired-at-bagram-no-casualties-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/12\/20\/rockets-fired-at-bagram-no-casualties-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets fired at Bagram, no casualties reported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL, Afghanistan \u2014 Five rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the governor in the northern Parwan province of Afghanistan, said that 12 rockets were placed in a vehicle and five of them were fired while police were able to defuse seven others.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/22\/isis-attack-hits-kabul-as-pompeo-joins-afghanistan-peace-talks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20326386966117.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">ISIS attack hits Kabul as Pompeo joins Afghanistan peace talks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Meanwhile, the U.S. military announced a sudden visit to the Mideast by long-range, nuclear-capable B-52H bombers, underlining America&#039;s continuing presence in the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She couldn\u2019t provide other details on any possible casualties or damage within the U.S. base but said there are no casualties among civilians in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354391872192.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afghan security personnel stand near a vehicle  in which rockets were placed in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Five rockets were fired at a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said. (AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A NATO official confirmed the attack and said initial reports indicated that the airfield was not damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/22\/isis-attack-hits-kabul-as-pompeo-joins-afghanistan-peace-talks\/\" target=_blank>Islamic State group claimed responsibility <\/a>for the attack, the AP reported Sunday. In April, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for five rocket attacks on the base. There were no casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISIS also has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in the capital Kabul in recent months, including on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/02\/at-least-22-dead-22-wounded-in-isis-attack-on-afghan-university\/\" target=_blank>educational institutions that killed 50 people<\/a>, most of them students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violence in Afghanistan has spiked even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to decades of war. At the same time, The Taliban have waged bitter battles against ISIS fighters, particularly in eastern Afghanistan, while continuing their insurgency against government forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20354392196826.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afghan security personnel stand near a vehicle in which rockets were placed, in the aftermath of a rocket attack in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. 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