Militants in Afghanistan have launched an assault against the US-run Bagram airbase north of Kabul using rockets, small arms and grenades.
According to a US statement, five service members were wounded during the pre-dawn assault on Wednesday against the US airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul.
The statement did not mention the nationalities of the injured soldiers, but said that seven militants have been killed so far during the "ongoing attack" on Bagram.
AP news agency quoted Capt. Chris Sukach, a US spokeswoman at Bagram, as saying that a "noncritical building" had been hit in the attack.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying 20 militants were involved.
He added that some Taliban militants blew themselves up at around 3 a.m. at the main gate of the base, leading to its opening and letting other Taliban militants enter the base.
Independent sources say shootings between the Taliban and the US forces were continuing inside the base until 9 a.m.
Bagram is one of the largest military bases in Afghanistan, home to mainly US troops.
[Source: PressTV]
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