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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. | 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. | 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 official at the Defence Department said that all of those killed were civilians. | |
| Some reports suggested the attack happened in the gym at the base. | Some reports suggested the attack happened in the gym at the base. |
| Details are still emerging and it is not clear how many people have been injured. | Details are still emerging and it is not clear how many people have been injured. |
| "We mourn the loss of life in this attack, and are withholding further details pending notification of next of kin," Mr Kelly said. | |
| 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 - which is one of the Taliban's strongholds - has been targeted by militants over the past year. | Khost province - which is one of the Taliban's strongholds - has been targeted by militants over the past year. |
| 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. |