Militants attack gate of US base in eastern Afghanistan, but fail to breach gate

KABUL, Afghanistan — Militants assaulted the gate of an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, striking before dawn with rocket-propelled grenades and a vehicle packed with explosives.

The attackers failed to breach the gate of the base in Panjshir province's Rakha district, though they did hit a security tower with a rocket-propelled grenade, said provincial Police Chief Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh.

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N.C. Aizenman 15 Oct, 2011


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