WELLINGTON -
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned an "abhorrent and cowardly" suicide bombing which killed four Americans at a military base in Afghanistan.
Two American soldiers and two contractors died in the attack on Saturday at the heavily fortified Bagram Airfield, the US military's largest base in Afghanistan.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility amid a rise in insurgent activity in Afghanistan but Kerry the US would not be cowed.
"Our mission in Afghanistan will not be deterred by these individual acts, it's that simple," he told reporters during a visit to New Zealand.
"So the sooner people realise there's a better way to resolve differences, the sooner the world will be able to move more effectively in a better direction."
Kerry said the attack "underscores what we are all fighting for... stability, peace and the ability for people to live with tolerance and different points of view".
The United States has around 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, with the largest contingent stationed at the Bagram base.
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