Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases

[babylonsister]

Source: AP


Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases
AP

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer – 1 min ago

KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year.

The raids before dawn Saturday appear part of an insurgent strategy to step up attacks in widely scattered parts of the country as the U.S. focuses its resources on the battle around the Taliban's southern birthplace of Kandahar.

Also Saturday, three more American service members were killed — two in a bombing in the south and the third in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. command said. That brought to 38 the number of U.S. troops killed this month — well below last month's figure of 66.

The militant assault in the border province of Khost began about 4 a.m. when dozens of insurgents stormed Forward Operating Base Salerno and nearby Camp Chapman with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, according to NATO and Afghan police.


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[applegrove]

1. God I hope the numbers of dead US soldiers goes down. It is so sad.

Maybe this is a sign the Taliban/al Qaeda are desperate.

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[saigon68]

3. LOL

[Turborama]

4. At Least 24 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan after posing as US Army soldiers

Aug 29 2010 By David Taylor

NEARLY half of a Taliban force which yesterday launched an attack were killed despite being disguised in US army uniforms.

No coalition troops were killed in the coordinated assault on Forward Operating Base Salerno and CampChapman in Khost province, Afghanistan.

NATO said at least 24 insurgents out of 50 were killed including four wearing suicide vests. Five were captured.

Dead insurgents were found wearing camouflage jackets and trousers identical to those worn by US troops. Afghan police said the Taliban were armed with rifles, heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons.

Full article: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2010/08/29/taliban-insurgents-killed-in-afghanistan-after-posing-as-us-army-soldiers-86908-22521435/