Insurgents Attack NATO Base in Afghanistan

The Washington Post reports that a NATO base in Kandahar has come under attacks from insurgents:

Insurgents launched a brazen ground and rocket attack late Saturday against NATO's largest military base in southern Afghanistan, wounding several coalition troops, military officials said.

About four rockets crashed down about 8 p.m. on Kandahar Airfield, one of them exploding near a popular coffee shop and causing several casualties, officials said.

In an apparently coordinated strike, a group of insurgents attempted to breach a gate on the north side of the base but were beaten back. At least two insurgents were killed, the officials said.

The number and nature of coalition casualties were not immediately clear.

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