{"id":52531,"date":"2019-12-11T18:34:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/11\/airstrikes-called-in-as-taliban-attempt-to-breach-bagram-air-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:43:46","slug":"airstrikes-called-in-as-taliban-attempt-to-breach-bagram-air-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/11\/airstrikes-called-in-as-taliban-attempt-to-breach-bagram-air-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Airstrikes called in as Taliban attempt to breach Bagram Air Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A series of airstrikes were called in following a failed attempt by the Taliban to breach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/11\/afghan-bomber-hits-medical-facility-near-bagram-air-base\/\" target=_blank>Bagram<\/a> Air Base, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, according to a Resolute Support spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/04\/isis-is-taking-a-beating-in-afghanistan-setting-the-stage-for-us-troop-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghan<\/a> forces were pulled into a nine-to 10-hour firefight after a suicide bombing targeted a medical facility that was under construction near the base, a source on the ground told Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taliban fighters then barricaded themselves inside the medical facility they attacked and were hit with a series of airstrikes Wednesday evening, according to a Resolute Support spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medical facility was located outside Bagram and was under renovation at the time to provide care for local Afghans.<\/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\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/09\/afghanistan-war-metrics-were-manipulated-to-highlight-battlefield-success-according-to-bombshell-wapo-report\/\" 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\/4498939.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\">Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success, according to bombshell WaPo report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sopko told the Washington Post that the documents it obtained showed \u201cthe American people have constantly been lied to\u201d about the state and progress of the conflict.<\/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\">The suicide bombing and attack, claimed by the Taliban, killed at least two Afghan civilians and wounded nearly 70 others, according to the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/american-convoy-afghanistan-targeted-car-bomb-days-after-peace-talks-restart-1476611\" target=_blank>Newsweek <\/a>first reported that U.S. forces were engaged in a firefight with Taliban fighters near Bagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCoalition forces, in coordination with Afghan Security Forces, informed local residents and blocked off the area before conducting these airstrikes to ensure their safety,\u201d a Resolute Support spokesman told Military Times in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some coalition members were treated for minor injuries and later released, the spokesman said. Georgia said five of its service members with the Quick Reaction Forces of the Georgian contingent were wounded in Wednesday\u2019s attack on Bagram, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/mod.gov.ge\/en\/news\/read\/7657\/statement-of-ministry-of-defense-of-georgia\" target=_blank>news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite of minor injuries, Georgian peacekeepers continue their duty alongside with the coalition forces in Afghanistan,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack on Bagram comes as the U.S. just restarted peace negotiations with the Taliban. 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