A large number of American soldiers have reportedly been killed and wounded in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful blast hit a US military base in the war-torn country.
The incident occurred early Thursday when a truck bomb went off inside the US military base in Gardez city, the capital of Afghanistan's Paktia province, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming hundreds of kilograms of explosives were concealed in the truck.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the huge explosion left a large number of American troops killed and wounded.
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