a minute agoOther Details of Attacking American Embassy in Afghanistan
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)A rocket exploded at the American Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes after Wednesday on the anniversary of the 11 September attacks on the United States, but officials in the complex declared everything clear about an hour later and reported no injuries, Periscope broadcasts. A flood of smoke rose over the central Kabul immediately after [...]
A flood of smoke rose over the central Kabul shortly after midnight, hearing sirens. Within the embassy, employees heard this message from the speaker: An explosion caused by a missile occurred in the complex. )
There's no comment from Afghan officials.
Mission NATO also said no personnel were hurt. It was the first major attack on the capital of Afghanistan after President Donald Trump suddenly interrupted US-Taliba talks over the weekend, on the eve of an apparent deal to end America's longest war.
The 11 September anniversary is a significant day in Afghanistan's capital. A US-led invasion in Afghanistan began shortly after the 2001 attack, which brought down the Taliban, who had sheltered Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda.
In nearly 18 years of fighting since then, the number of American troops in Afghanistan increased to 100,000 and dropped dramatically after bin Laden was killed in neighboring Pakistan in 2011.
Now there are about 14,000 American troops, and Trump called it <x0... funny” that they are still in Afghanistan after so much time and so many billions of dollars spent.
It is unclear whether US-Talibban talks will resume. /Periscopi/
