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We are learning more this morning about the deadly attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. six american air force personnel killed in a taliban terror attack. cnns barbara starr joins us on how the suicide bomber got past the checkpoint at bagram airfield. >> reporter: alison, boris, new details about the six fallen air are force members as the remains are brought to the united states and families prepare for funerals. we now know it was an afghan suicide bomber on a motorbike who got past an init...

Done across the board. unsung work. over many years. to preempt, to prevent, and contain incidents of this and related nature over many, many years now. and the same happens in the u.s. >> prime minister kevin rudd, we feel for you, and your country this morning, thanks so much for taking time for "new day." >> thank you for having me on your program. lets go over to chris. we have breaking news coverage out of pakistan. a school is under attack right now, by the taliban. is the military clo...

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Paramilitary forces are now on school grounds. confirming they exchanged gunfire with the terrorists. most of the students and staff have now been evacuated, but this is an ongoing hostage situation. >> parents were able to contact their kids through mobile phone. they were getting information, but now the phones have been switched off and theres absolutely no contact. >> over the past few months, the pakistan military has been trying to clear out militants along its border with afghanistan thro...

Lets bring in cnns chief international correspondent christian christiane amanpour who joins us live from london. what do we know? >> a lot of whats just been reported is coming through in a breaking news fashion and of course, we keep having to sadly update the number of deaths. and unfortunately this is a war going on in pakistan. its a multiple pronged war between the taliban, the pakistani government, the united states of america, afghanistan and then you have internal divisions within pakis...

Deceased. this crisis unfolding at a military-run school in peshawar, with dozens of others injured. it was just before 12:00 p.m. when a group of gunmen stormed the school after scaling the walls. the pakistan taliban claiming responsibility. calling this a revenge attack after they say pakistans military launched a major military against them. >> the military runs a number of schools, they call them the army public schools. clearly this was chosen because of its affiliation with the military a...

At least 100 people killed, mostly children. at least two teachers among the deceased. this crisis unfolding at a military-run school in peshawar, with dozens of others injured. it was just before 12:00 p.m. when a group of gunmen stormed the school after scaling the walls. the pakistan taliban claiming responsibility. calling this a revenge attack after they say pakistans military launched a major military offensive against them. >> the military run as number of schools they call them the army ...

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