Four people wounded in rocket attack on Atta Noor’s house in Balkh

Four people were wounded this afternoon when a rocket hit Atta Noor’s house in Mazar-e Sharif city, the capital of Balkh, sources told ArianaNews.

Mohammad Afzal Hadid, Balkh provincial council member, confirmed the attack, and said that Noor was in a meeting with other politicians to discuss local uprising operations against Taliban at the time of the attack.

Two vehicles belonging to Mohammad Ali Mohaqaq, son of Mohammad Mohaqaq, and Sayed Zahir Masroor, an MP were damaged in the incident.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

This comes after Atta Noor, former governor of Balkh province, launched an operation against Taliban in Kaldar district of the province earlier this week and pushed back Taliban fighters from the district.

However, the district has since been recaptured by Taliban .