Two Explosions Rock US Base In Afghanistan

Two explosions and gunfire have rocked a US base located in an airport complex in the Afghan city of Jalalabad.

The Taliban said in a telephone call to AFP that they had launched an assault including a suicide bombing on the airport complex, which contains the major NATO base.

Militants said they had entered the airport and an Afghan government official confirmed that clashes had taken place within the airport complex.

A guard said that after the initial huge explosion the airport had come under fire from rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and small arms.

Afghan officials briefed on the situation said helicopters were firing down into the base at what appeared to be militant gunmen inside.

Fighting is ongoing and security forces have surrounded the area.

"We can confirm there have been multiple explosions in the vicinity of the Jalalabad airfield," the US-led coalition said in a statement.

"Currently, ISAF officials are on the scene gathering facts, and as more information becomes available, we will release it as appropriate."

In February, a suicide car bomber killed nine people at the base at an airport, almost exclusively used by NATO and the US military.

The US and Afghan government are scrambling to improve security before most NATO combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014.

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