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NATO Repels Insurgent Attack in East Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO forces killed seven insurgents who tried to storm their way onto a base in eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said Wednesday. NATO said the attack was carried out late Tuesday in the city of Jalalabad by insurgents firing assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. A statement from the...

Seven US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

(Aug. 30) -- Seven U.S. soldiers were killed by bombs today, one week after America's top military leader declared that the allies had turned the tide against Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Five service members were killed by one blast, and two others died in a separate attack, according to the NATO-led...

Taliban Attack NATO Base in Eastern Afghanistan

(June 30) -- Taliban fighters set off a suicide car bomb and fired rocket-propelled grenades at the gate of a sprawling NATO air base in eastern Afghanistan this morning, and eight of them were killed after failing to breach security. Two NATO troops suffered minor injuries in a gun battle that lasted hours and disrupted...