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Bulgarian base in Afghanistan attacked with rockets

Mon, Mar 21 2011 14:08 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Bulgarian base in Afghanistan attacked with rockets

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Bulgarian soldiers at the Isaf/Nato air base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, have been attacked with missiles, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said on March 21 2011.

The airport is a frequent site of attacks by Taliban insurgents. The latest incident occurred over the weekend at 8.03pm Afghan time.

There are about 300 Bulgarian soldiers in the base, as well as troops from a number of other countries. According to the Defence Ministry, there were no casualties.

Last year, there were several missile attacks affecting Bulgarian troops.

Rockets fired by Taliban insurgents hit the Nato base near Kandahar on July 12 2010 at 10.26am Afghan time, without injuries.

A similar attack in January 2010 left four Bulgarian military personnel wounded. The incident happened just 300m from the accommodation of visiting Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Mladenov.

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