SEOUL - South Korea says it is delaying next week's opening ceremony of its new base in due to security concerns.
Three rocket propelled grenades landed inside the base and two others fell outside the base Tuesday. The attack came hours after Seoul's defence minister visited. No one was injured.
Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the opening ceremony would be put on hold indefinitely.
Seoul withdrew troops from Afghanistan in 2007 after the Taliban killed two of its citizens in a hostage standoff.
It deployed a provincial reconstruction team to help rebuild the war-torn country last year. More than 320 South Korean troops are stationed there to protect South Korean civilian aid workers and policemen.
Associated Press
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