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Blast at US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan causes casualties Blast at US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan causes casualties
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An explosion rocked Bagram airfield, the largest US base in Afghanistan, early on Saturday, causing “casualties,” according to a NATO-led Resolute Support Mission press release. An explosion rocked Bagram airfield, the largest US base in Afghanistan, early on Saturday, causing casualties, according to a NATO-led Resolute Support Mission press release.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW “We can confirm that there was an explosion at Bagram Airfield this morning just after 5:30 am. There have been casualties,” the statement by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said. It added that medical teams are dispatched to the scene.
At least three people were killed and 13 others injured in the blast which happened next to the dinning hall,  Abdul Shokor Qodosi, district governor of Bagram, told Reuters. He said the cause of the blast was unclear.
Bagram Airfield is the largest US military base in Afghanistan and is located in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. Bagram is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 1st Cavalry Division (CJTF-1). The base is mainly occupied by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and occasionally used by the United States Armed Forces.
The airfield has a dual runway capable of handling heavy military aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy or Russian Antonov An-225.
The American military presence in Afghanistan has been largely scaled down since the US invasion to oust the Taliban government in October 2001. The NATO combat mission in Afghanistan officially ended in 2014, when responsibility for the nation’s security was handed over to domestic forces. Approximately 10,000 US troops remain in the country as part of NATO’s “Resolute Support” mission.