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Suicide bombers carrying rockets and grenades attacked one of the biggest Nato military bases in Afghanistan today, killing an American contractor and wounding nine US troops.
About a dozen militants, many wearing suicide vests packed with explosives, were killed, the Pentagon said.
The fighting came the day after a suicide bomber attacked a military convoy in Kabul, killing 12 Afghan civilians and six foreign service personnel.
A spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) would not identify the American contractor until next of kin had been told.
The attacks may mark the start of a Taliban spring offensive against high-profile foreign targets.
The early-morning assault on Bagram airbase, led by about 30 Taliban insurgents, continued for hours with sporadic rocket and small arms fire. One rocket landed inside the base, causing minor damage, but no insurgents managed to get inside, Isaf said.
"We're always prepared to deal with attacks on our base," said spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Counts.
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