Nato base Targetted with Rocket Hit & 5 Killed Today on 11/15/2010

Nato base in Afghanistan, targeted with a deadly strike, it's came a day after Taliban fighters stormed a Nato troops base in eastern Afghanistan, showing the insurgents' determination to stage attacks despite a surge of US troops and firepower.

In eastern Kunar province, an insurgent rocket struck inside a US base which is also known as a Nato base for troops near the provincial capital of Asadabad, sparking a blaze that destroyed six armoured vehicles and an ambulance, Nato and Afghan officials said.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for this Nato base attack.The base of this nato troops came under attack from gunfire and rockets early on Monday morning and one rocket hit a fuel container, starting the fire, Nato said.

Tens of thousands of Afghan and NATO coalition troops are pressing insurgents throughout southern and eastern Afghanistan, and militants are retaliating with attacks on government workers and others aligned with the international troops.The latest deaths bring to 33 the number of coalition service members from the Nato base who have died in Afghanistan so far this month.