Terrorists launched an assertive assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, the second Taliban attack at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days.
At least 10 terrotists were killed and seven U.S. service members were wounded in the attack on Bagram, which started at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. According to the military, four of the slain insurgents were intended suicide bombers.
The attack came one day after a suicide bomber hit a U.S. convoy in the capital of Kabul, killing 18 people. The attacks claims to be part of Taliban’s offensive plan.
Last February 2007, a suicide bombing attack killed more than 20 people at a Bagram security gate while. Their target was Vice President Dick Cheney but he was not harmed.
The attacks followed a Taliban announcement earlier this month of a spring offensive which would target NATO forces, foreign diplomats, contractors and Afghan government officials.
U.S. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Clarence Count Jr. said the insurgents failed “to breach the perimeter” and were “unable to detonate their suicide vests.” The Bagram perimiter is guarded by high fences and thick, concrete walls. “The quick defensive reaction by the Bagram security forces likely saved a lot of lives,” Lt. Col. Count said.
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