Three people were killed after a lone suicide bomber struck at a US base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. But authorities say the attacker did not get breach its perimeter of the base. The Afghan Taliban has claimed its bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives to the base in Khost, 150 kilometres from the capital Kabul. Eyewitness Anwarullah Khan said: "There was a big bang which wounded some people. I don't know the exact number of wounded but it was really powerful." The base is believed to be used by the CIA. A suicide attack there three years ago killed eight intelligence officers. Wednesday's blast comes as NATO-led troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014. The three dead where Afghan civilians. | From: WorldConflictReport Views: 1 0 ratings | |
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