CNN REPORTS: ROCKETS LAUNCHED INTO AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan is becoming the new "hot spot" in the Middle East and there are more and more signs the Taliban is getting stronger.

Last week more American GIs were killed in Afghanistan than were killed in Iraq.

As usual the mainstream media in the United States except for CNN is reluctant to report the increase in Taliban attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan.

COMMENTS BY BILL CORCORAN, EDITOR OF CORKSPHERE

Rocket attacks hit ISAF bases in Afghanistan
Story Highlights
Four Afghan civilians killed by attacks on NATO-led bases in southern Afghanistan
ISAF: One barrage was launched from across the border in Pakistan
Pakistan informed, ISAF troops responded with attack aimed at the launch site

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghanistan/index.html

(CNN) -- Four Afghan civilians were killed by rocket attacks on NATO-led bases in southern Afghanistan Sunday, including on barrage launched from across the border in Pakistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

Three of the deaths happened near dusk Sunday when five rockets fired from about 300 yards inside Pakistan hit the village of Kundai, ISAF said. One rocket landed inside the ISAF base and wounded an Afghan male, ISAF said.

ISAF troops responded with an artillery attack aimed at the launch site, ISAF said.
"The Pakistan military was immediately notified when ISAF forces came under fire," ISAF said.

One Afghan civilian was killed early Sunday when 13 rockets were launched toward an ISAF base in the Khowst province, ISAF said.

The launch site, which was inside Afghanistan, was then targeted by ISAF artillery and an airstrike, ISAF said.

On Saturday, several rockets were launched from inside Pakistan toward an ISAF base in Afghanistan's northeastern Paktika province, ISAF said. There were no casualties reported.