Suicide bombing near U.S. base kills seven

KHOST, Afghanistan, May 13 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber targeting a U.S. base in Afghanistan killed seven people when he drove his vehicle near Camp Salerno entrance, the U.S. military said.

The dead were mostly Afghan citizens and authorities said they had no information about whether any Americans were among the casualties, CNN reported.

Camp Salerno is near Khost, where a six-hour attack Tuesday killed nine people and wounded 25 others.

U.S. military and local officials also reported fighting in Paktika province, where Taliban fighters attacked Afghan forces and U.S. troops joined the battle, CNN said. Officials said six Taliban militants and two civilians died.