No sooner did David Petreus take command of the US mission in Afghanistan, there was news of renewed Taliban attacks.

The Nato military base in Jalalabad located in eastern Afghanistan was inundated with suicide bombing and gunfire’s, According to the Taliban, this was a message to the newly appointed general for Afghanistan.

According to the witnesses, there was gunfire and many US helicopters were seen hovering over the airfield at the military base.

According to Aljazeera newspaper, the Taliban has reported six people taking part in the attack.

It was well planned out attack where the Suicide bomber detonated himself in vehicle at the gate of the base while there were other fighters armed with AK47s  and rocket propelled grenades stormed the airport.

Nato’s International Security Force (Isaf) has reported that Afghan and Isaf forces repelled a number of insurgents as they tried to attack the Jalabad airfield this morning as the attacked using vehicle propelled explosive device and other rocket borne grenades and many small arms fire.

According to sources around 2,700 military and civilian personnel are based at the site in eastern Afghanistan. The attacks also indicate that there is very little chance of reaching a consensus with the Taliban on ending the political unrest in the country.

[Source: Al Jazeerah Agency]