Taliban Attack NATO Bases in Afghanistan

KABUL: About two dozen Taliban militants — at least some dressed in US military uniforms — were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a city in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.
The attackers targeted US-run Forward Operating Bases (FOB) Salerno and Chapman, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement.
Amid a surge in military deaths, the brazen attacks underscored the threats faced by foreign forces in Afghanistan as the insurgency drags towards its tenth year.
The alliance said its troops had “repelled two failed attacks at bases in Khost”, killing a total of 24 insurgents with the help of Afghan security forces. There were no coalition casualties.
“While the majority of the attacking fighters were killed outside of the FOBs, two insurgents managed to breach the perimeter and made it onto FOB Salerno,” the statement said.
About 15 rebels were killed near Salerno, six near Chapman and three others including a rebel commander in an airstrike while retreating from battle in a vehicle, the statement added.
Seven suicide bomb vests were also seized along with bomb-laden vehicles that the Islamic rebels often use in suicide attacks, the statement added.
Local police chief Adbul Hakim Is’haqzai said militants attacked (FOB) Salerno before retreating to occupy a secondary school near Camp Chapman. Both bases are in Khost city, where second-hand US military uniforms are on sale in markets.
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