Twin attacks on NATO Afghan base kill 12

A twin suicide bomb attack targeted a Nato base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing eight civilians and four Afghan policemen, local officials said.

A twin suicide bomb attack targeted a Nato base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing eight civilians and four Afghan policemen, local officials said.

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The Taliban, which took responsibility for the early morning attack, said it had dispatched two bombers, one on foot and one in an explosives-laden truck.

The Nato base was targeted last year on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

In a related incident, two US soldiers were killed in an attack by anti-government militants in Afghanistan Saturday, the US Forces said in a statement.

"Two US Forces-Afghanistan service members died following an insurgent attack in Ghazni province," the statement said, reported Xinhua.