Dense gunfight ongoing between insurgents & possibly U.S. & Afghan forces at Jalalabad Air Base main gate.
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Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012Reports are emerging of explosions and a gunfight between U.S. forces and insurgents at Jalalabad Air Base in Afghanistan.
Two explosions, shooting heard at U.S. military base in Afghan city Jalalabad – Reuters witness—
Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) December 02, 2012
Jalalabad Air Base is a station for U.S. Army Infantry & U.S. Army Special Forces as well as a unit of Navy Seals in East of Afghanistan.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
Breaking: Afghan Taliban claim suicide attack Jalalabad airbase, Nangarhar province, moments ago, Main gate blown up by explosion—
Khalid Khan (@khalidkhan787) December 02, 2012
Afghan Taliban claim several of their fighters have managed to successfully entered into Jalalabad airbase, Nangarhar, details shortly—
Khalid Khan (@khalidkhan787) December 02, 2012
#AFG Residents&officials in eastern city of Jalalabad tells BBC News, at least 4 loud explosions heard followed by gunfire close 2 airport.—
Bilal Sarwary (@bsarwary) December 02, 2012
#AFG Local residents close 2 Jalalabad airport tells BBC News, multiple explosions heard followed by gunfire. Helicopters in air.—
Bilal Sarwary (@bsarwary) December 02, 2012
BREAKING — Taliban take responsibility of the attack on Jalalabad Air Base in Eastern Afghanistan, spokesman in an Email.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
Taliban send statement about Jalalabad attack at 7 am, hour after attack, but local journalists say Afghan official still not giving info.—
Syed Anwar (@Sayed_Anwer) December 02, 2012
Taliban spokesman email: "Our Mujahids launched the attack around 6 am on JAA airport which is the largest U.S. Military base in the region"—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
Seems like a complicated suicide bombing followed by infantry attack to me. Nothing new.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
Taliban saying their "Mujahids are carrying the attack on" without "any disturbance". Spokesman Email.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
IJC confirms multiple explosions around Jalalabad Airfield, no more details yet. Taliban says vehicle bomb kicked off the attack.—
Heath Druzin (@Druzin_Stripes) December 02, 2012
Update: According to early reports, multiple suicide bombers were involved but there were no U.S. casualties.
BREAKING — Jalalabad Air Base attack has ended, with no U.S. Military fatality, but one Afghan Soldier killed, & several others injured.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
ISAF Joint Command says the Afghan Forces were wounded while defending the Air Base perimeter. All attackers are reported killed.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
Attack on Jalalabad Air Base involved "multiple" suicide bombing with a top-up of a short close quarters combat between @USArmy & attackers.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
& now ladies & gentlemen, the Taliban spoxman does not answer his cell; probably because his men lost the combat to @USArmy & Afghan Police.—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012
ISAF Joint Command just clarified: "All the explosions were caused by suicide vests that were blown in the vicinity of Jalalabad Air Base".—
Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) December 02, 2012