Six American soldiers blown up by Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan
- 8 years ago
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle carrying explosives crashed into a military convoy in Afghanistan on Monday, killing six U.S. soldiers, a United States official said.
Taliban militants reportedly targeted a NATO military convoy as it moved through a village near the Bagram Air Base. At around 1:30 p.m., a suicide bomber on a motorcycle carrying explosives drove into the joint NATO-Afghan patrol, killing six American soldiers and wounding three, including an Afghan soldier, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said in a statement.
Taliban forces are continuing to seize territory across Afghanistan. Just two weeks ago, Taliban forces stormed a southern Kandahar air base and more than 54 people — mostly Afghan civilians — were killed, reported Voice of America.
As a result, U.S. President Barack Obama has reversed the withdrawal of troops in October and announced that 9,800 American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan to train, assist and advise Afghan troops.
This is the deadliest attack on foreign troops in Afghanistan since August this year. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a message posted on Twitter, the New York Times reported.
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Taliban militants reportedly targeted a NATO military convoy as it moved through a village near the Bagram Air Base. At around 1:30 p.m., a suicide bomber on a motorcycle carrying explosives drove into the joint NATO-Afghan patrol, killing six American soldiers and wounding three, including an Afghan soldier, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said in a statement.
Taliban forces are continuing to seize territory across Afghanistan. Just two weeks ago, Taliban forces stormed a southern Kandahar air base and more than 54 people — mostly Afghan civilians — were killed, reported Voice of America.
As a result, U.S. President Barack Obama has reversed the withdrawal of troops in October and announced that 9,800 American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan to train, assist and advise Afghan troops.
This is the deadliest attack on foreign troops in Afghanistan since August this year. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a message posted on Twitter, the New York Times reported.
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