[h=1]Unknown Gunman Shoots Dead 6 Afghan Workers at Main US Base[/h]
Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near Bagram Air Base in northern Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
17 Apr 2020
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An unknown gunman shot dead six local workers from the main American military base north of Afghanistan’s capital and wounded three others, an Afghan official said Friday.
The nine workers, all Afghan nationals, were on their way home late Thursday when a gunman riding a motorcycle opened fire on them about 500 meters (about a quarter mile) from Bagram Air Base, Parwan provincial governor’s spokeswoman Wahida Shahkar said.
Shahkar said the gunman escaped.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the group had nothing to do with the shooting.
The Islamic State affiliate is active in northern areas of Afghanistan; on April 9, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for firing five rockets from a vehicle at Bagram. There were were no casualties.
