KABUL, Afghanistan ? Militants assaulted the gate of an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, striking before dawn with rocket-propelled grenades and a vehicle packed with explosives.
The attackers failed to breach the gate of the base in Panjshir province's Rakha district, though they did hit a security tower with a rocket-propelled grenade, said provincial Police Chief Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh.
Three of the men attacked on foot, shooting, while a fourth detonated the explosives-laden vehicle outside the gate, Jangalbagh said. All four of the attackers were killed and two security guards were wounded, he said. He did not provide nationalities for the security guards.
NATO spokesmen did not have any immediate details on the attack.
Jangalbagh said there was some damage to the base, but it was unclear how much. The base houses a provincial reconstruction team ? a mix of military and international civilians who work to improve provincial governance, services and infrastructure.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message sent to The Associated Press.
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Associated Press writer Amir Shah contributed to this report from Kabul.
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