6 U.S. soldiers killed in Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan

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Tuesday 22 Dec 2015 - 13:30 Makkah mean time-11-3-1437 Image from Internet Kabul (IINA) – In one of the deadliest attacks against American forces in Afghanistan this year, a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a military convoy near Bagram Air Base on Monday, killing six American service members, The New York Times reported citing U.S. officials. The Taliban suicide bomber struck a joint patrol of American and Afghan troops that was moving through a village near Bagram Air Base, a sprawling base north of Kabul that is populated largely by American service members and contractors, Afghan and American officials said. A statement by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter confirmed that the six American service members had been killed, and it said that two had been wounded, along with a contractor for the American military. The White House offered condolences to the families of the dead. “The United States condemns this cowardly attack on members of the U.S. and Afghan forces, and we remain committed to supporting the Afghan people and their government,” the White House’s statement said. AB/IINA