August 19, 2008: A group of around 30 Taliban fighters attacked the U.S. military base Camp Salerno in Afghanistan.Breitbart.com:Taliban fighters try to storm US base in Afghanistan (August 19, 2008) No Americans were killed and the Taliban fighters were stopped before reaching the camp.
Several Taliban fighters died in the attack, some of them suicide bombers who died when their bombs detonated.The Associated Press:Suicide bombers attack U.S. base in Afghanistan (August 19, 2008)
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Camp Salerno, located in the southeast of Afghanistan, is a main base both for the U.S. Military and NATO's International Security Assistance Force, ISAF
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ISAF said seven Taliban fighters were killed, three when they detonated their suicide vests and four others by troops.Breitbart.com: Taliban fighters try to storm US base in Afgh... (August 19, 2008)
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General Mohammad Zahir Azimi, spokesman of the Afghan Defense Ministry, said 13 of the Taliban fighters were killed, including six suicide bombers, six others who died from the detonating bombs, and one killed by troops.Breitbart.com: [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080819084542.prhdv2h2&show_article=1 Taliban fighters try to storm US base in Afgh... (August 19, 2008)
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The Taliban fighters attempted to attack the base several times before midnight August 18 2008The Associated Press: Insurgents attempt coordinated attacks (August 19, 2008)
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A suicide bomb that exploded earlier on August 18 2008 near the camp killed 10 civilians and wounded 13The Associated Press: Insurgents attempt coordinated attacks (August 19, 2008)
