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| A suicide bomber has struck a Nato base in the Afghan capital Kabul, injuring three foreign soldiers and three Afghan civilians, officials say. | A suicide bomber has struck a Nato base in the Afghan capital Kabul, injuring three foreign soldiers and three Afghan civilians, officials say. |
| The blast took place at Camp Phoenix, the US base where Afghan forces are trained, on the Kabul-Jalalabad road. | The blast took place at Camp Phoenix, the US base where Afghan forces are trained, on the Kabul-Jalalabad road. |
| Reports say the blast was followed by small arms fire. The area was sealed off by Western and Afghan forces. | Reports say the blast was followed by small arms fire. The area was sealed off by Western and Afghan forces. |
| It is not clear whether the blast occurred inside or outside the compound. | It is not clear whether the blast occurred inside or outside the compound. |
| Nabi, a taxi driver, told the Associated Press that he heard a "big bang" as he was driving down the road. | |
| "Everything went dark," he said. "I just managed to take myself out of the area. I don't know what happened then, but the attack was on the foreigners." | |
| The attack comes amid intense debate over US strategy in Afghanistan, with President Barack Obama yet to make a decision on troop numbers. | The attack comes amid intense debate over US strategy in Afghanistan, with President Barack Obama yet to make a decision on troop numbers. |
| The US currently has some 68,000 troops in Afghanistan, among a coalition force of more than 100,000. | The US currently has some 68,000 troops in Afghanistan, among a coalition force of more than 100,000. |
| The top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has urged an injection of about 40,000 more troops. | The top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has urged an injection of about 40,000 more troops. |
| But it has emerged that the American ambassador in Kabul has warned against a US troop surge unless Mr Karzai acts to tackle corruption and improve governance in his new term in office. | But it has emerged that the American ambassador in Kabul has warned against a US troop surge unless Mr Karzai acts to tackle corruption and improve governance in his new term in office. |
| In a leaked message to the White House during the past week, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry - a former military commander in Afghanistan - said it was "not a good idea" to send substantially more soldiers. |