2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan

Two U.S. troops were killed and seven were wounded in the assault, said Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, a U.S. military spokesman, a U.S. military spokeswoman. Two Afghan soldiers were also wounded, he said. The base housed both U.S. and Afghan soldiers, he said.

Zawak said 32 insurgents were killed in the airstrikes, and the authorities have already recovered 16 bodies.

Because of the area's remoteness, it was impossible to independently verify Zawak's claim.

Saturday's attack happened in the same province where an American soldier and three Afghans were believed captured by insurgents Tuesday.

U.S. troops continued looking for the soldier, Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo said Friday. The military has not publicly identified him.

No immediate claim of responsibility was made by any insurgent group for the missing soldier or Saturday's attack.

Taliban faction led by Sirajuddin Haqqani operate in the area where the attack took place. The U.S. has accused Haqqani of masterminding beheadings and suicide bombings, including the July 2008 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul that killed 60 people.

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