US Military Chief's Plane Attacked In Afghanistan

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepares to board a CH-47 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief's Plane -- Voice of America

NATO officials say Afghan militants fired rockets on a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan, damaging a plane used by America's top military officer.

A spokeswoman tells VOA U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey was in his room and "nowhere near" the aircraft when two rockets landed near it early Tuesday at Bagram Airbase. He later left the base in another plane.

Shrapnel from the attack slightly wounded two ground staff members and also damaged a helicopter.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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