KABUL — Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south continued with their massive anti-Taliban push.
The multi-pronged attack in eastern Paktika province _ where an American soldier was captured this week _ included a truck bombing near the camp's gates. The battle ended only after U.S. forces called in airstrikes on militants.
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