Taliban and NATO forces clashed in eastern Afghanistan this morning. Militants set off a car bomb and stormed an entrance to an airport used by Afghan and international forces. BBC Afghan service reporter, Inayatulhaq Yasini reports that the violence has ended now but was partially due to insurgents taking advantage of good weather and conditions that make it easier to carry out attacks.
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