The eight Americans killed in a suicide attack at a US military base in eastern Afghanistan were mostly CIA employees, a US official told AFP on Thursday.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday, in which a bomber managed to penetrate the defenses of a base in the province of Khost, detonating an explosives belt in a room described as a gym.
The base had been used by the CIA and one of the many provincial reconstruction teams that dot the country. The teams were designed to deliver humanitarian assistance and stabilizing difficult areas.
The Pentagon said the base was close to the border with Pakistan.
The attack appeared to have killed more US intelligence personnel than have died since the start of the US-led invasion in 2001. The Central Intelligence Agency has acknowledged the deaths of four CIA officers in Afghanistan since then.
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