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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.
The suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest as he carried out the attack at a forward operating base in Khost province, CNN reported. Reports said the attack happened at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province and that the the suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest.
Details about the attack are still emerging and it was not clear how many people had been injured.
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.
And 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. 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.