- 23 minutes ago
- From the section US & Canada
Image copyright Getty Images
A suicide bombing in Afghanistan has killed six US service members in one of the deadliest attacks on American forces this year, US officials say.
The Taliban said they were behind the blast, which also injured several US and Nato soldiers. US officials said the troops were meeting a local Afghan leader when they were targeted by a fighter riding a motorbike rigged with explosives.
Attacks on foreign troops have risen in recent months as forces have withdrawn.
The attack happened in a village close to Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
To date, 16 US service members have been killed in combat this year, but most of those deaths were due to aircraft crashes, according to the Pentagon.
In October, a helicopter crash killed six US service members in Jalalabad.
"We're deeply saddened by this loss," Brig Gen Wilson Shoffner said in a news release. "Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of those affected in this tragic incident, especially during this holiday season."
The incident is under investigation, according to the release.
- What we know about Kunduz hospital bombing
- The battle for the Taliban
- Who are the Taliban?
- Battleground Kunduz: The city the Taliban seized
- Profile: Mullah Akhtar Mansour
- Taliban conflict: Special report
- Helmand: Life after UK withdrawal
- Mullah Omar: The myth and the movement
- Pakistan quiet on Mullah Omar death
- Video Just who was Taliban's Mullah Omar?
US & Canada
Canada vows to double Syrian intake
- 2 hours ago
- From the section US & Canada
Star Wars breaks opening night record
- 18 December 2015
- From the section Entertainment & Arts
Republican Graham quits 2016 race
- 2 hours ago
- From the section US & Canada
No comments:
Post a Comment