Gunmen kill 6 workers of US-run Bagram airfield in Afghanistan

KABUL, April 17 (MENA) - Armed men killed six workers of the US-run Bagram airfield in the northern Afghan province of Parwan on Thursday night, Khaama Press news agency quoted local officials as saying on Friday.

Waheeda Shahkar, a spokesperson for the provincial government, said a group of armed men, believed to be affiliated with the Taliban group, opened fire on a group of civilian workers of the US-run Bagram airfield.

Shahkar further added that the workers were on their way to their home and were riding a rickshaw when they were ambushed at around 9:40 pm local time.

According to Shahkar, the attack also left at least three workers of the airfield wounded.