2016 Bagram Airfield bombing
On November 12, 2016, a suicide bomber attacked Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, the largest U.S. military base there, about 45 kilometers north of Kabul. The bomber blew himself up near soldiers gathering for a Veterans Day run, shortly after 5:30 a.m. local time.
Five people were killed (the bomber and four U.S. service members: two soldiers and two civilian contractors) and about 18 others were injured, including 16 Americans and one Polish citizen.
The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the sports ground was the intended target and that the attack had been planned for four months. The bomber was reportedly employed by a subcontractor for Fluor Corporation and had been building the vest on the base.
In response, Bagram Airfield went on lockdown and security was tightened at other locations in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul closed the following day as a precaution. At the time, Bagram was the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, located north of Kabul. The bombing was the deadliest single incident involving U.S. troops at Bagram since a December 2015 attack at the same base.
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