Suicide Bomber Strikes U.S. Base

Summary: On Thursday February 11th, officials said that five U.S. soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber attacked the U.S. base in easter Afghanistan's Paktia province. The attacker set off a bomb at around 9:00 p.m. in the sleeping area of the base and is said to have gotten on the premises by wearing an official Afghan border police uniform. Although the International Security Assistance Force did not confirm that the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber, attacks like this have taken place earlier this year and at the end of last year so it's safe to assume that this was another suicide boming attempt.

Opinion: After reading this article i was upset by the fact that the attacker got into the U.S. base area so easily. I feel as though there should be more security on the look out for these types of attacks, especially while the soldiers are sleeping! A more thorough watch at the bases could help prevent some of these suicide bombings and help to keep our U.S. soldiers better protected.