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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 attack happened at a US military base in Regional Command East, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said. | |
| Reports say the bomber was wearing an explosive vest in the attack, at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province, on the border with Pakistan. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Khost Province is one of the Taliban's strongholds. | |
| The number of foreign civilians deployed in Afghanistan has been rising as international efforts there focus increasingly on development and aid. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| This has been the deadliest year for foreign troops since the 2001 invasion. | This has been the deadliest year for foreign troops since the 2001 invasion. |