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                    Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan

   by VOA News

   Officials in eastern Afghanistan say suicide bombers have attacked a
   U.S. base near the Pakistani border.
   Authorities say the insurgents struck the base Monday morning in
   Torkham in Nangarhar province, resulting in explosions and a gunbattle.
   Several vehicles were set afire.
   Officials say part of a highway, an important route for NATO supply
   trucks, has been closed.
   NATO officials say none of its personnel were killed.  There militants
   are reported to have died.
   The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
   The Taliban has escalated its attacks in recent weeks, a surge that
   comes as U.S.-led foreign troops reduce their presence in Afghanistan
   ahead of a full withdrawal by the end of next year.
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