Guide Note

Nine American troops were killed on Sunday, July 13, 2008, when Taliban insurgents attacked a remote U.S. army base located in eastern Afghanistan. The fighting reportedly lasted for hours and many of the attackers were killed.¹

Fast Facts

1. Attacked on July 13, 2008
2. Base located in eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border¹
3. Nine NATO International Security Assistance Force troops killed²
4. 19 Afghan, NATO troops injured³
5. 470 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan as of July 13²

The attack on the base may be related to other pockets of violence throughout the region. American troops have been accused of killing 15 civilians in airstrikes in recent days, and several suicide attacks have resulted in a high death toll for July.^{1 3}