The incident occurred just outside an US installation dubbed " Camp Phoenix ". This is mainly used by American troops which train Afghan security forces. The Taliban was the group that claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesperson for the bombers, Zabihullah Mujahid , claimed in a telephone interview that the bomber had allegedly "killed and wounded" ten American soldiers and demolished three military vehicles. Asked about that claim, an American military spokeswoman, Air Force Master Sgt. Sabrina D. Foster, said that a statement would be issued soon but that in the meantime she could confirm only eight United States personnel with minor wounds. According to Kabul police chief , Abdul Rahman, three of those injured were American interpreters. During a news conference, they showed a video which was about an Afghan man arrested for allegedly assisting in the attack. In the video, the man, named Kamaluddin, claimed that he received his orders from the Haqqani network . The latter is a militant organization based in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area. He calmly clarified that he had housed the seven attackers before the attack and had provided them with several weapons.
The incident occurred just outside an US installation dubbed " ". This is mainly used by American troops which train Afghan security forces. The Taliban was the group that claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesperson for the bombers, , claimed in a telephone interview that the bomber had allegedly "killed and wounded" ten American soldiers and demolished three military vehicles. Asked about that claim, an American military spokeswoman, Air Force Master Sgt. Sabrina D. Foster, said that a statement would be issued soon but that in the meantime she could confirm only eight United States personnel with minor wounds. According to Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman, three of those injured were American interpreters. During a news conference, they showed a video which was about an Afghan man arrested for allegedly assisting in the attack. In the video, the man, named Kamaluddin, claimed that he received his orders from the . The latter is a militant organization based in Pakistan's tribal area. He calmly clarified that he had housed the seven attackers before the attack and had provided them with several weapons.
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