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Breaking: Five foreign troops, four others dead in Afghan blast
Five international troops and four Afghan soldiers died in a suicide attack claimed by the Taliban at the Afghan army's headquarters in the war-torn country's east, officials said. The attack is the worst single incident since December against foreign forces in Afghanistan, and comes amid a wave of suicide attacks on security targets, three months before foreign forces are to start a limited pullback. It was carried out by a suicide bomber wearing an Afghan army uniform at the base in the Gambiri desert area in Laghman province, near Jalalabad city, the de facto capital of Afghanistan's east.ISAF spokesman Major Tim James confirmed that the deaths came in an attack on the Afghan army base in Laghman province, but could not comment on the nationalities of those killed. Separately, Afghanistan's defence ministry said that four Afghan army personnel were killed and eight people were wounded, including four translators. It added that that attack was carried out by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform. Posted by: phil_b 2011-04-16 |
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