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Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in south-eastern Afghanistan, US officials say. | Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in south-eastern Afghanistan, US officials say. |
Reports said the attack happened at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province and that the the suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest. | |
One unnamed US official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that all of those killed were civilians. | One unnamed US official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that all of those killed were civilians. |
Details about the attack are still emerging and it was not clear how many people had been injured. | |
A spokesman for Isaf, the international Nato force in Afghanistan, said that "no US and no Isaf military personnel were killed or injured" in the incident. | |
The number of foreign civilians deployed in Afghanistan has been rising as international efforts there focus increasingly on development and aid. | |
Civilians work alongside military reconstruction teams at provincial bases around the country. | |
A "civilian surge" was one of the three core elements of the new US strategy for Afghanistan announced by US President Barack Obama at the beginning of the month. |