"... the insurgents who attacked a British airfield in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two U.S. Marines, wore U.S. Army uniforms and destroyed six Harrier fighter jets... about 15 insurgents carried out the attack... Fourteen of the 15 were killed. One was captured... Besides destroying six planes, they destroyed three refueling stations on the base and damaged six aircraft hangars... Eight military members and one civilian contractor were also injured in the assault..."
"An audacious Taliban attack on a heavily fortified base in southern Afghanistan did far more damage than initially reported, destroying or severely damaging eight attack jets in the most destructive single strike on Western matériel in the 11-year war... causing more than $200 million in damage... Six of the jets, which each cost between $23 million and $30 million when they were first acquired by the United States Navy... were completely destroyed and two more were so severely damaged it was unlikely they could be repaired. Also badly damaged were three refueling stations and three soft-skinned aircraft hangars..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/asia/green-on-blue-attacks-in-afghanistan-continue.html?_r=2
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