Major Battles In The City Of Khost, Afghanistan -- News Roundup

Afghan security personnel aimed their weapons during a clash with militants following attacks on government buildings in Khost province, east of Kabul, on Tuesday. Nashanuddin Khan/Associated Press

20 Dead As US, Afghans Battle Suicide Bombers -- Yahoo News/AP

KABUL – Eleven Taliban suicide bombers attacked government buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking running gunbattles that killed at least 20 people and wounded three U.S. troops, officials said. U.S. and Afghan troops freed 20 hostages taken by the insurgents.

The assault began around 10 a.m. when a suicide bomber in a burqa attacked the governor's compound in Khost, an eastern city on the border with Pakistan that houses a major American base. That blast was followed soon after by a suicide car bomb explosion, said Wazir Pacha, the spokesman for the provincial police chief.

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More News On Today's Attach in The City Of Khost, Afghanistan

20 killed in staged suicide bombings in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Taliban storm strategic Afghan city -- CNN
Taliban Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan Town -- Voice of America
Militants target govt sites in Afghanistan -- Press TV
Taliban attack Afghan town, nine dead: govt -- AFP
Teams Of Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan City -- CBS

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