Taliban cracked Afghan outpost for battle, U.S. says
Posted: October 8, 2009 at 4:21 a.m.
Insurgents fought their way inside an American base in Afghanistan last weekend in a rare security breach before they were driven back under heavy fire during the deadliest battle for U.S. troops in more than a year, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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