LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan southern region witnessed firing of three rockets that claimed at least one life and injuring two others on Wednesday.
The attacks, which claimed the life of a school student and injured two more civilians, took place amid the visit of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah to Lashkar Gah, causing panic among the locals.
Lashkar Gah is the capital of Helmand province, 555 km south of Kabul, and it is the main target of Taliban militants over the past couple of years.
Abdullah traveled to Lashkar Gah on Tuesday to inspect the security situation in the poppy growing Helmand province, where Taliban militants have been fighting over the past several years to re-establish their rule in the strategically important province along the border with Pakistan.
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