The Globe: The main Canadian military base in Afghanistan came under attack Saturday after insurgents fired rockets and mortars before quickly launching a ground attack. The attack at the Kandahar airfield base, also the main NATO base in southern Afghanistan, occurred at about 8 p.m. local time as militants tried unsuccessfully to breach the northern perimeter. A small number of people were injured and being treated, said Squadron Leader Paul Scott, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force. “It's still ongoing at the moment,” Scott told The Canadian Press. “It's still evolving.”
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