KABUL, July 1: Two rockets hit the main international military base in southern Afghanistan wounding 10 people including two Canadian soldiers, military officials said on Saturday.

Two 107 mm rockets hit the main foreign military base at the airport in the town of Kandahar on Friday evening.

“Two explosions occurred within the perimeter of Kandahar air field,” said the Canadian military spokesman, Major Marc Theriault.

The US military said 10 people were hurt. Three people had been treated for injuries and released, six were in stable condition and one was in serious condition, it said. It gave no more details.

The Taliban commander for southern Afghanistan, Mullah Dadullah, claimed responsibility.

In a separate incident, gunmen attacked a police post in the generally peaceful north of the country early on Saturday, seriously wounding two men, police said.

It was the first suspected insurgent attack in the town of Koad-e-Barq, in Balkh province.—AFP