Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 22, 2011

U.S. soldiers fire on Taliban insurgents who took over a government building in Khost province. (Reuters / May 22, 2011)

Troops Retake Afghan Building After Deadly, Hours-Long Raid By Insurgents, Officials Say -- Washington Post

KABUL — After an hours-long gunbattle, Afghan forces, backed by foreign troops, retook a government building that Taliban insurgents stormed in a commando-style raid on Sunday in southeastern town of Khost, the provincial police chief said.

Two of the assailants managed to blow up the suicide vests they were wearing inside the main department for Khost’s traffic while the other pair were killed after several hours of fighting with Afghan and foreign forces, Mohammad Hakim Ishaqzai said by phone.

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