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US, Afghans repel attack against major base (AP)

Smoke rises outside an airfield used by Afghan and <b>international</b> forces in Jalalabad, east of Kabul,  Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.  Militants set off a car bomb and stormed the entrance to the airport  and eight insurgents died in the ensuing gunbattle, authorities said. (AP Photo)AP - U.S. and Afghan troops repelled an attack Wednesday on one of the biggest NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan by militants who used a suicide car bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons in a failed attempt to breach the defenses.


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