Taliban attack US base in Afghanistan with truck bomb, rockets, mortars, killing 2 US troops
Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south continued with their massive anti-Taliban push. The multi-pronged attack in eastern Paktika province — where an American soldier was captured this week — included a truck bombing near the camp's gates. The battle ended only after U.S. forces called in airstrikes on militants. The battle near the... Full Story
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