One officer told local reporters that the attack started about 7:30 in the morning, when gunmen threw grenades at security forces training outside.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Speaking to VOA by telephone, a U.S spokeswoman at Bagram, gave details of the fighting, "Several insurgents were killed in the attack this morning on Bagram Air Base that included small arms fire, mortars,rockets and grenades.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Nyala, where the early Sunday morning attack occurred, is about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Kutum.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The morning attack happened a half-hour drive from the western edge of Kandahar.

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The US launched its campaign in Afghanistan as a direct result of the attacks on New York and Washington, and 5, 000 troops remain in the country where an early morning attack on Bagram by a gunman demonstrated that violence remains.

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