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Explosion at Nato base in Kabul Explosion at Nato base in Kabul
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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 car bomber has struck outside 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 near Camp Phoenix, the US base where Afghan forces are trained, on the Kabul-Jalalabad road.
Afghan officials said a suicide bomber in a white car targeted a coalition forces vehicle on its way to the base.
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.
Nabi, a taxi driver, told the Associated Press that he heard a "big bang" as he was driving down the road.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.""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. In a leaked message to the White House during the past week, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry - a former military commander in Afghanistan - reportedly said it was "not a good idea" to send substantially more soldiers.