Reports 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 2, 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 2, 2012
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#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 2, 2012
#AFG Local residents close 2 Jalalabad airport tells BBC News, multiple explosions heard followed by gunfire. Helicopters in air.
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) December 2, 2012
BREAKING — Taliban take responsibility of the attack on Jalalabad Air Base in Eastern Afghanistan, spokesman in an Email.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) December 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2012
Seems like a complicated suicide bombing followed by infantry attack to me. Nothing new.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) December 2, 2012
Taliban saying their "Mujahids are carrying the attack on" without "any disturbance". Spokesman Email.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) December 2, 2012
IJC confirms multiple explosions around Jalalabad Airfield, no more details yet. Taliban says vehicle bomb kicked off the attack.
— Heath Druzin (@HDruzin) December 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2012
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