At least three American service members and a US contractor killed in a Taliban-claimed roadside bomb attack near the main US base in Afghanistan
At least three American service members and a US contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main US base in Afghanistan, the US forces said. The base in Bagram district is located in northern Parwan province and serves as the main US air facility in the country.It added that in accordance with US Department of Defense policy, the names of service members killed in action were being withheld until after the notification of next of kin.
On Tuesday, local officials said at least five Afghan civilians were wounded in the commotion after the attack on the American convoy. Abdul Shakor Qudosi, the district administrative chief in Bagram, said American soldiers opened fire immediately after their convoy was bombed.
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