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Taliban suicide bombers attack US base in Afghanistan

Suicide attackers on Sunday detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major U.S base in Afghanistan, leaving five people dead in a brazen operation. Local … Continue reading Taliban suicide bombers attack US base in Afghanistan


Suicide attackers on Sunday detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major U.S base in Afghanistan, leaving five people dead in a brazen operation.

Local police officials said bodies in Afghan police and military uniforms were scattered around the entrance of the airfield in the eastern city of Jalalabad after a two-hour battle. A Taliban’s spokesman said the militant group had launched the assault since 6am.

The Taliban, who have been fighting U.S.-led NATO and Afghan forces for more than a decade, sometimes dress in uniforms for attacks.

Two suicide bombers died after blowing themselves up in cars, said Nasir Ahmad Safi, a spokesman for the provincial government.

Safi added that seven other bombers were killed in the gun battle with Afghan and coalition forces. Three Afghan soldiers and two civilians also died.

U.S. helicopters circled overhead.

“There was multiple suicide bombers involved,” said Major Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Several coalition troops were wounded, he said.

Reuters