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Taliban insurgents have attacked the US

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Embassy and nearby International

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Security Assistance Force headquarters .

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The insurgents attacked with small arms

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explosives and suicide bombers . The

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Taliban has taken credit for the attack ,

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saying that their targets were the U .

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S . Embassy , government organizations

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and other foreign organizations . This

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is the latest major attack by the

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Taliban in a violent period that

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coincides with the anniversary of the

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September 11 attack on the United

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States , NATO Secretary General Anders

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Rasmussen said the attacks were an

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attempt to derail plans to hand over

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security responsibility to Afghan

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forces . Afghan national Security

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forces and coalition forces immediately

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responded to the attack and are still

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on the scene . Coalition forces are

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providing air support at this time . No

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its forces have been killed . Air Force

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Staff Sergeant Chad Usher Bagram

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Airfield , Afghanistan .