Afghan rocket attack damages US army chief plane

August 21, 2012 14:50

On to other news for a bit. An insurgent rocket attack on a US air base in Afghanistan has damaged the plane of America's top military officer while he was on a visit there.Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was not near the plane at the time but two US maintenance crew were slightly injured.

The attack happened late on Monday night at the US air base in Bagram.He was in Afghanistan to discuss a growing number of attacks against Nato soldiers by Afghan security personnel.

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