Soldiers Wounded by mortar attack in Afghanistan
Pakistan Times Wire Service

KABUL: A mortar attack in NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan, left three soldiers wounded, an alliance spokeswoman said Saturday.

The attack occurred late Friday in Kandahar Air Field, a vast military base and airport on the outskirts of city of Kandahar, said Lt. Col. Angela Billings, a spokeswoman for NATO.

Billings did not identify the wounded soldiers, but said they suffered minor injuries. There are some 36,000 troops serving in NATO's International Security Assistance Force.●