Suicide attack on US-Afghan patrol kills 6 coalition soldiers
by Daily Sabah with Agencies
ISTANBULDec 21, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah with Agencies
Dec 21, 2015 12:00 am
A suicide bomb attack on a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol has killed six coalition soldiers near Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan.
A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol near Bagram air base in Afghanistan on Monday, killing five soldiers and wounding six, Bagram District Governor Abdul Shukur Qudusi said.
In a tweet, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility and said 19 soldiers had been killed and a number wounded.
NATO headquarters in Kabul confirmed there had been a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack near Bagram Air Base and said it was under investigation.
"Six service members were killed in a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack in the vicinity of Bagram Air Field," a NATO spokesman told AFP.
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