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US airbase in Afghanistan targeted in suicide bombing – local media US airbase in Afghanistan targeted in suicide bombing – local media
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A suicide bomber has reportedly detonated explosives at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, TOLO News reports. A number of people have been wounded, according to witnesses. A suicide bomber has reportedly detonated explosives at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, TOLO News reports. The US military has confirmed a "small number of casualties."
The detonation occurred at one of the entrances to the airbase, according to TOLO. "An explosion occurred outside an entry control point at Bagram Airfield at 5:38 p.m. local time today," the military said in a statement, as quoted by Reuters.
"The explosion resulted in a small number of casualties," it continued, adding that the airfield is secure and the incident is being investigated. 
Eyewitnesses cited by TOLO reported that multiple people had been wounded.
The detonation occurred at one of the entrances to the airbase, according to the news outlet.
It comes just hours after a senior US commander in Afghanistan apologized for a "highly offensive" leaflet which was distributed by US forces in the province of Parwan.It comes just hours after a senior US commander in Afghanistan apologized for a "highly offensive" leaflet which was distributed by US forces in the province of Parwan.
The leaflet depicted part of the Taliban flag, which includes a passage from the Koran, on a dog - an animal which is considered unclean in Islam.The leaflet depicted part of the Taliban flag, which includes a passage from the Koran, on a dog - an animal which is considered unclean in Islam.
The Taliban responded to the leaflet by saying it showed America's "hatred" for Islam, and that it proves the war in the country is a "war between Islam and unbelief," Reuters reported.The Taliban responded to the leaflet by saying it showed America's "hatred" for Islam, and that it proves the war in the country is a "war between Islam and unbelief," Reuters reported.
It also comes after US President Donald Trump performed a U-turn on Afghanistan, abandoning his previous position of disengagement.It also comes after US President Donald Trump performed a U-turn on Afghanistan, abandoning his previous position of disengagement.
Trump has vowed to "expand authority for American armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks that sow violence and chaos throughout Afghanistan" in a new push against the Taliban.Trump has vowed to "expand authority for American armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks that sow violence and chaos throughout Afghanistan" in a new push against the Taliban.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Bagram was the scene of controversy in February 2012, when Korans were mistakenly burned at the base alongside damaged books and texts from the airfield's library. The incident prompted widespread protests and led to multiple deaths.