Kabul, Nov 13 (DPA) A group of Taliban militants have stormed a US military base in eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman said.

The militants attacked the US military base in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor.

There were no immediate report of casualties among the forces.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid took responsibility for the attack, saying 14 fighters with suicide vests and heavy guns stormed the base.

Dozens of foreign and Afghan troops were killed in the ongoing battle, he said.