Taleban militants today attacked a US base in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan. The Taleban said upto thirty fighters including suicide bombers were involved in the attack. NATO's International Security Assistance Force was unable to confirm reports that the base had come under attack but said it was investigating the reports. Local police chief Adbul Hakim Is'haqzai told AFP that Taliban militants had first attacked Forward Operating Base at Salerno before retreating to occupy a secondary school in Khost city, the provincial capital. Mr. Is'haqzai said today's attack began when insurgents launched rockets and gunfire on Salerno in the early hours of the morning.