(Xinhua) -- Two Afghan soldiers were killed and 11 soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were injured when Taliban militants attacked an ISAF base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, an ISAF statement said. Some Taliban militants, wearing Afghan army uniforms, approached and attacked an ISAF base in Nuristan province at around 5:00 a.m. (0030 GMT), the statement said. Two Afghan soldiers were killed in the attack, it added.
Direct attacks on foreign military bases in Afghanistan have not been frequently launched by Taliban rebels, who, due to inferiority in military strength, are used to ambushing or launching bombing attacks against foreign soldiers. About 37,000 ISAF soldiers are being deployed in Afghanistan to fight militants and keep security. Due to rising Taliban violence, over 3,900 persons have been killed in Afghanistan this year. | Most of the rest camp-followers. |
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