At least eight Taliban fighters have been killed in a failed bid to bomb the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. The map shows Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan where the attack happened Smoke could be seen rising from the airport and explosions were heard but there were no reports of civilian or soldier casualties. Helicopters flew overhead while the attack continued and the body of at least one suicide bomber was seen. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said 14 suicide bombers were involved in the assault. ISAF said in a statement that its troops and Afghan National Army soldiers killed eight militants but only one was wearing a suicide bomb vest. "The forward operating base received small arms fire from an unknown number of insurgents and after gaining positive identification of insurgent fighting positions an ANA and ISAF quick reaction force was sent to the area," it added. "Initial reports indicate no ANA or ISAF service members were killed."