In Afghanistan, at least five people have died in a suicide bomb attack outside the U.S. military base where Vice President Dick Cheney was visiting. The Taliban claimed responsible and said Cheney was the target of the blast. Cheney was staying at Bagram air base but was not near the site of the bombing. The dead included one U.S. soldier. Two hours after the blast, Cheney was flown to Kabul to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The meeting comes a day after Britain announced it would send an additional 1,400 troops to Afghanistan. On Monday, Vice President Cheney met with Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf. Cheney pressed Musharraf to crack down on al-Qaeda fighters who have set up training camps inside Pakistan. Following Cheney’s visit, the Pakistani government issued a statement saying, “Pakistan does not accept dictation from any side or any source.”