Coalition forces have repelled an attack by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan which involved a truck bombing and an attempt to storm a Nato base.
As many as 14 militants were killed in the incident on Friday, at Camp Salerno, near Khost, while no foreign or Afghan troops died, according to Nato.
The attack showed the fundamentalist Islamic movement remains a resilient force even as Afghan president Hamid Karzai insists the insurgents do not have the means to retake the nation after foreign forces leave.
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