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Business News/ News / World/  3 killed, several injured in an explosion at Nato air base in Afghanistan’s Bagram
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3 killed, several injured in an explosion at Nato air base in Afghanistan’s Bagram

Cause of the blast near Nato air base in Bagram was unclear; 3 killed ,13 injured in the blast , says district governor

A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late on 10 November, killing at least 2 people. Photo: AFPPremium
A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late on 10 November, killing at least 2 people. Photo: AFP

Kabul: An explosion at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) air base at Bagram, north of the Afghanistan capital Kabul, caused a number of casualties, officials said on Saturday.

The Nato-led resolute support mission said the explosion occurred just after 5.30am and that there had been casualties. It said force protection and medical teams were responding but gave no additional information.

Abdul Shokor Qodosi, the district governor of Bagram, said that at least three people were killed and 13 injured in the blast, which he said occurred near a dining facility.

He said the cause of the blast was unclear. Reuters

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Published: 12 Nov 2016, 11:13 AM IST
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