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Taliban attack on NATO base repelled
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July 03, 2010
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Taliban forces launched an attack on a NATO base in Afghanistan on June
30th. The attack was subsequently repelled, with eight Taliban fighters
killed. The raid, the third such attack in five weeks, was carried out
with a car bomb and rocket-propelled grenades.  A Taliban spokesperson
said that there were six initial suicide attackers, and a total of eight
were killed in the initial attack and the gun battle that followed.

A German Army official, Brigadier General Josef Blotz, said that the
Taliban "were not able to breach the perimeter. They were fought off by
a combination of Afghan and coalition security forces." The attack
occurred at an air base in the eastern part of Afghanistan, near the
city of Jalalabad.  The base is home to both Afghan and international
troops.

According to commentators, attacks such as this have become increasingly
utilized by the Taliban; all three of the largest bases in Afghanistan
have been attacked in recent months.  They generally result in higher
levels of casualties than other forms of attacks.

== Sources ==

* http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10457745.stm
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/30/taliban-attack-nato-airbase



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