Rocket attacks on the bases of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in eastern Afghanistan claimed the lives of four Afghan civilians, a statement of the alliance released here Sunday said.
"Four Afghan civilians were killed in two separate rocket attacks on ISAF bases in Khost province today," the statement added.
The first rocket attack, according to the statement occurred shortly after midnight when 13 rockets were fired from inside Afghanistan, killing one civilian.
The second attack of five rockets the statement added was launched from inside Pakistan around dusk.
"At least one rocket hit the village of Kundai and killed three civilians, while only one rocket hit an ISAF base, causing minimal damage and no ISAF casualties," it said.
Meantime, Mohammad Yaqub a senior police officer in Khost province told Xinhua that rocket attacks on the bases of international troops late Saturday night hit residential area leaving three children dead and wounding seven others including three children.
Similar attack on the same province in Garbaz district a day earlier also killed one civilian and wounded four others.
Militancy and conflicts have left more than 1,500 people dead in Afghanistan since January this year.
Source:Xinhua
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