9 killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
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April 17, 2011, Sunday
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A suicide bomber wearing an Afghan army uniform blew himself up yesterday inside a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing five NATO soldiers and four Afghan soldiers, officials said.
The Taliban said they were responsible and the bomber was a sleeper agent who joined the army a month ago.
"Today, when there was a meeting going on between Afghan and foreign soldiers, he used the opportunity to carry out the attack," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email to reporters.
Attacks by disguised insurgents have appeared to increase over the past 12 months as NATO and Afghan forces work more closely together. The international coalition is ramping up the training of Afghan soldiers and policemen so they can take the lead in securing their nation by the end of 2014.
The bomber in yesterday's attack was on foot when he detonated a vest packed with explosives at about 7:30am at the Forward Operating Base Gamberi in the Qarghayi district of Laghman Province, said Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi.
The Taliban said they were responsible and the bomber was a sleeper agent who joined the army a month ago.
"Today, when there was a meeting going on between Afghan and foreign soldiers, he used the opportunity to carry out the attack," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email to reporters.
Attacks by disguised insurgents have appeared to increase over the past 12 months as NATO and Afghan forces work more closely together. The international coalition is ramping up the training of Afghan soldiers and policemen so they can take the lead in securing their nation by the end of 2014.
The bomber in yesterday's attack was on foot when he detonated a vest packed with explosives at about 7:30am at the Forward Operating Base Gamberi in the Qarghayi district of Laghman Province, said Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi.
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