Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In Eastern Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan (AHN) - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

The U.S. military also stated more than 30 militants were dead during the clashes, following the attack, in the region, amid massive offensive operation launched by Marines in the southern areas of the country.

The officials said that the attack came in the form of an explosion, caused by an improvised explosive device in eastern Paktika province that injured four other soldiers.

An explosive-laden truck was detonated at a base in Zerok by Taliban fighters, which followed by a series of missile and rocket attacks, according to the U.S. military officials.

The attack was responded by carrying out air strikes that killed 32 Taliban militants and at least seven other fighters were injured and arrested by troops, Hamidullah Zawak, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told reporters.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the base. The clashes between the troops and Taliban fighters lasted for two hours when five militants were killed.

The reports said that more than 4,500 troops including Marines and Afghan forces are engaged in the offensive operation the southern province of Helmand to flush out the militants.