Eight Suicide bombers mounted an unsuccessful attack on the joint NATO-Afghan Jalalabad Airbase on Sunday, all eight were killed before entering the complex.

Two explosive-filled vehicles, an SUV and a Toyota, were detonated at the gates of the airbase in the eastern province of Nangahar by Taliban fighters just before 6am. Several other attackers attempted to swarm through the breach created by the twin blasts, but were gunned down by Afghan and International forces with the aid of gunships. The attackers that attempted entrance after the blast were disguised as coalition military uniforms.

The Taliban claimed to have killed dozens of coalition forces and Afghan forces in the attack, and Taliban spokeman Zabiullah Mujahid said that medical evacuation helicopters could be seen ferrying away the dead and wounded, showing the heavy casualities sustained by the defenders of the base.

But that is disputed by NATO forces spokesperson Lt. Amy Hession, who said no NaATO forces were killed in the incident. It is reported that five Afghans died in the attack and several International troops were wounded, the wounded coalition troops numbered less than ten, but the actual number or severity of their wounds are unknown.

“We can confirm that insurgents, including multiple suicide bombers attacked Jalalabad airfield this morning. None of the attackers breached the perimeter and there are currently no reports of ISAF [International Security Forces] fatalities,” Hession said.

The Jalalabad Air Base is one hours drive from the Pakistan border and known to the military as Forward Operating Base Fenty. The base has been the target of several attacks. The last being in February. In that incident, nine Afghans were killed by a suicide bomber.

The last attack on a coalition base was in September, when the Taliban, dressed in American uniforms, struck Camp Bastion in Helmand province. In that attack, eight fighter jets were destroyed.

There are currently approximately 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan. They are scheduled to be removed in 2014, leaving only training troops behind.