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| Afghan city attacked by militants | Afghan city attacked by militants |
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| Taliban militants have attacked government buildings in a city in eastern Afghanistan, reports say. | Taliban militants have attacked government buildings in a city in eastern Afghanistan, reports say. |
| A US military official said militants with guns and other weapons targeted the governor's compound in Gardez. | A US military official said militants with guns and other weapons targeted the governor's compound in Gardez. |
| Reports said that some of the attackers were suicide bombers, at least two of them dressed in women's head-to-toe burkhas. | Reports said that some of the attackers were suicide bombers, at least two of them dressed in women's head-to-toe burkhas. |
| A separate attack took place in Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan. | |
| A spokesman for the governor said two militants were killed when they tried to gain access to the airport - a base for Afghan and foreign troops. | |
| Taliban militants have carried out a number of similar co-ordinated attacks in the past. | Taliban militants have carried out a number of similar co-ordinated attacks in the past. |