U.S. forces in Afghanistan are attacking what is believed to be an Al Qaida training center in eastern Afghanistan, where, The Blotter reports, none other than Osama bin Laden might be hiding.

The assault appeared to  meet stiff resistance from militants  at the compound. Heavy artillery and gunfire could be heard for hours,  local witnesses said . A handful of civilians were reportedly wounded in the strike. Though sealed off from outside access, the area now appears to be under coalition control.

U.S. officials declined to identify who the operation was targeting, but indicated they were after a “High Value Target” (HVT) .  Official  sources would not rule out that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden himself  was the intended victim.  Afghan officials said the target could be another senior ranking al Qaeda leader.

Let us hope the compound is sealed off, regardless of whether Osama bin Laden (the victim?) is at the location, and I highly doubt he is.