Oh, Taliban.

[Robb]

I posted this elsewhere, but it needs it's own air, I think.

Attack on Bagram airbase this morning/last night. Let's check Aljazeera's morning headline and lede.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/articles/34/45-US-led-forces-killed-in-Bagram.html">45 US-led forces killed in Bagram

At least 45 US-led forces have been killed during an attack by Taliban militants on the US-run Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the group claims.

A Press TV correspondent quoted a Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid as saying that 45 US-led soldiers including several army generals have been killed during the attack.

Mujahid added that the attack inflicted heavy losses to the airbase.

According to the Taliban spokesman, seven Taliban militants blew themselves up at the main gate of the base, leading to its opening and letting 13 Taliban militants enter the base.

He added that the remaining militants got away successfully after achieving their aim.....

They do go on to say it's a "different account" of events, at least.

Now here's the roundup from ABC:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/world/story/Taliban-attack-key-U-S-base-in-Afghanistan/ZGkKlSRH90Cx-HwRj8NcNQ.cspx">Taliban attack key U.S. base in Afghanistan

The second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the Afghan capital in as many days has killed a U.S. contractor and wounded nine service members.

The pre-dawn assault today against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field near Kabul also killed at least 10 insurgents. A U.S. military statement says Taliban suicide bombers attempted to breach the base's defenses while others fired rockets and grenades inside.

A U.S. spokesman says the attack started around 3 a.m. local time, and that blasts and gunfire only subsided around midday.

No insurgents managed to get into the base, and none were able to detonate their suicide vests.....

...Now, it's been said on DU brazillions of times: you don't need to lie in your press releases if you're winning. Only when you're losing. Who's got the Baghdad Bob syndrome?

[Robb]

1. To add:

...Will DU mourn the contractor?