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\f0\fs24 \cf2 (Image Source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.aljazeera.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3
\ul \ulc3 Al Jazeera}})\ \uc0\u8232
\b BY JOHN O\'92CONNOR \b0 \uc0\u8232
\b ANCHOR CANDICE AVILES \b0 \
\uc0\u8232 Taliban insurgents launched a coordinate attack Sunday on a major NATO coalition base
in eastern Afghanistan. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.hlntv.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul
\ulc3 HLN has the details}}.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93Three separate car bombs and six gunmen
ambushed a major U.S. base in Afghanistan this morning. Officials say three Afghan soldiers
and two civilians were killed \'85 \'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323401904578154391983699994.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Wall Street Journal reports}}
\'85 \b \'93The attack, which began shortly before
6 a.m. local time, started when insurgents set off three suicide car bombs outside the
perimeter of Forward Operating Base Fenty, a facility adjacent to the Jalalabad airfield
\'85 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.cnn.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 A CNN correspondent says}} the attackers
then tried to infiltrate the base, but were repelled by Afghan and coalition troops.\uc0\u8232
\u8232 \b \'93There was about a two hour firefight
during which time helicopters were scrambled from the base. They joined in the fight, firing
down on the attackers. It was all over by about 8 to eight 8:30 this morning.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Despite the Taliban\'92s ability to penetrate the base, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20571640"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 a correspondent for the BBC
says}} the Taliban will still consider the operation a success.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93For the Taliban this will be seen as an achievement. They managed to get to the
gates of the base \'97 it was a complicated attack. They managed to arrive in strength
and to have a gun battle lasting half an hour.\'94 \'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/world/asia/taliban-bombers-attack-air-base-in-afghanistan.html?_r=0"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 According to the New York Times}}, several coalition fighters were wounded in
the assault, but NATO reports say no troops were killed.\'a0\
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