Hours after bomb attack at Bagram base, rockets hit area near key ministries and embassies in Kabul

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Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:19 UTC

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Three explosions shook the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, near key ministries, embassies and residences, officials have told local media. The attack comes a week after a suicide bombing in the area, and amidst a surge in Taliban violence.

Local police told Reuters one of the missiles hit Massoud Square, adjacent to the well-fortified US embassy, and another landed in Shirpur Square, close to the sprawling presidential complex. A third rocket detonated further away from the heart of the city.

Tree rockes landed in the vicinity of Pashtunistan Watt located close to Ministry compounds and Presidential Palace.Source #Afghanistan— Pajhwok Afghan News (@pajhwok) December 21, 2015

BREAKING: 3 rockets fired in Kabul city - at least 2 landed in Wazir Akbar Khan - city's diplomatic zone: officials — TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) December 21, 2015

Earlier on Monday, a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated a bomb, killing six NATO personnel and wounding six more at the Bagram base, north of the Afghan capital.

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