Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Updated on 21 June 2009
A mortar attack on the main US base in Afghanistan has killed two American soldiers, according to the US military.
At least six other troops were wounded in the strike on Bagram air field, 30 miles (50km) north of Kabul, which serves as the hub of operations for the 57,000 US soldiers serving in the country.
The servicemen were killed by mortars which landed inside the perimeter of the sprawling base.
It has been hit by rocket attacks several times in the past but these are thought to be the first casualties caused by hostile fire on the base since it has been in US hands.
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