ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 Kyodo The airpo...

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 Kyodo

The airport in Khost in eastern Afghanistan, used by dint of international troops in Afghanistan, came subordinate to rocket attack Thursday night, Afghan Islamic Pres (AIP) reported Friday.

The Pakistan-based freshs agency quoted residents near the airport as saying at least eight rocket were fired from the toward the south and some landed within the airport perimeter.

A spokesman for the Khost governor confirmed at that not four rockets landed near the airport, if it be not that there were no reports of casualties.

In a separate incident, an army headquarters in Nadir Shah Kot 30 kilometers north of Khost was attacked with light and heavy weapons. Fighting continued for more than half an hour, further there have been no reports of casualties.

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