.... and there is a police clash with protest workers in Bangladesh. I'm Frances Alonzo, reporting from Washington. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Afghan leaders must do more to improve governance and enforce the rule of law in Afghanistan as its government tries to curtail (corruption). Holder met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other top officials on a visit to Kabul Wednesday. It's a first trip to Afghanistan by a U.S. attorney general. Holder said the United States is (committed) to working with Afghanistan to achieve long-term stability by following the rule of law. Meanwhile, insurgents have attacked international (forces) at an air base in eastern Afghanistan. NATO says it's successfully repelled the assult, killing at least eight militants. VOA's Kate Woodson reports. The militants set off a car bomb and used rocket-propelled grenades to storm the entrance of an air (base) outside jalalabad near the Pakistani border Wednesday. The Taliban says six suicide bombers killed dozens of Afghan and foreign forces in the brazen daylight attack. But NATO spokesmen Brigadier General Josef Blotz refutes that claim. "In this incident, several insurgents were killed and I can tell you that the security perimeter was not (breached)." The attack appeared planned and coordinated. Kate Woodson, VOA News, Washington. Tropical storm Alert has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic in Caribbean season, and is heading for the Mexico, Texas border. U.S. President Barrack Obama has declared the state of (emergency) in the parts of Texas predicted to be hit, which will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts. You can follow details on this particular story on our website at voanews.com. Meanwhile, we (turn) our attention now to Bangladesh where police there have used clubs, tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of textile workers that are protesting low wages in the country's capital of Dacca. The clashes erupted Wednesday in areas of the capital that are forcing several factories to close down. In India, Maoist rebels have inflicted another (deadly) blow on Indian security forces, killing 26 paramilitary soldiers in an attack. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports. "The violence blamed on Maoist rebels flared hours before the guerrillas had called for a two-day strike starting Wednesday across five eastern and central states. Authorities say the soldiers were on an operation to clear a road ahead of the shutdown in Chattisgarh when they were gunned down Tuesday. Several soldiers were (injured), (Anjana Pasricha) for VOA News, New Delhi. The head of the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran says the country's Bushehr nuclear plant will begin operations in September. Ali-Akbar Salehi dismissed a recent UN resolution against Iran on Wednesday, saying sanctions will have no (impact) on Iran's nuclear advancements. A new U.S. economic report says private-sector companies created 13,000 jobs this month. That's far fewer than economists had expected. Reuters news survey says economists it's (surveyed) had forecast growth of 60,000 private-sector jobs in June in a report by payrolls processing firm ADP. June's figure of 13,000 new private-sector jobs also marked a sharp decline from upper-lower-revised job growth of 57,000 in May. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is marking its country's 50th anniversary since independence with celebrations. However, the mood of the event is dampened by the large challenges the nation still faces. President Joseph Kabila will preside over a (massive )parade featuring soldiers, heavy equipment and UN peacekeepers to commemorate the milestone anniversary. A top Burundian opposition leader has (issued) a recorded message explaining why he went into hiding last week. In an audiotape made available to reporters, the former rebel leader Agathon Rwasa says the government plans to arrest him on charges of planning to mount a new insurgency. The Human Rights Group Amnesty International says Cuba's repressive legal system has created a climate of fear among journalists, activists and (dissidents). You can read details on this report at voanews.com. I'm Frances Alonzo, VOA News.