Islamists shoot and kill 6 at US-run Bagram Airfield

Kabul, Afghanistan -- The peace talks are not very peaceful in their outcomes, it seems as six Afghan workers were killed outside Bagram Airfield on Thursday. [H/T Geller Report]

The attack came as the workers were about 500 yards from the base and were driving home in a motorized rickshaw. At around 2200, an unidentified terrorist began shooting, according to Wahida Shahkar, a spokeswoman for the governor of Parwan province.

“These people were ordinary workers at Bagram, like cleaners and others,” Shahkar said. She added that three others were injured in the attack.

The Taliban, who probably did it, denied responsibility for the shooting in a statement Friday. Afghan workers on foreign bases and embassies are considered fair game for the Taliban. No other group immediately claimed responsibility.

The terrorism comes as the U.S. works toward a full withdrawal of foreign forces by mid-2021, but only if the Taliban doesn't screw up the February 29th agreement which obligates them to keep terrorists from operating in Afghanistan. 

The attacks have come as the U.S. works toward a full withdrawal of foreign forces by mid-2021, if the Taliban abides by conditions outlined in a Feb. 29 agreement. The Taliban must help keep terrorists from operating in Afghanistan and hold talks with the Kabul government, among other terms of the agreement made public.

Meanwhile, Taliban attacks on Afghan forces, disagreements over prisoner exchanges and political infighting have eluded the peace process.

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