[Quqnoos] A suicide bomber rammed his car into a convoy of US troops in the eastern Afghan province of Khost earlier today, according to policeAt least one US soldier has been killed in the car bombing, a US military spokesman told Quqnoos.
The incident occurred at around 8:00am outside the provincial capital, Khost city, in the Ismael Khail district.
Local witnesses said that two foreign helicopters landed in the area and evacuated at least four people.
A purported Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the bomber, Salahuddin, a resident of Khost province carried out the attack against the US forces.
Quqnoos' correspondent in Khost has said that international and Afghan forces have cordoned off the blast scene.
The explosion seems to have been a 'very powerful' one, as the wreckage of a US military tank has been seen off the Khost-Gardiz highway, where the incident took place.
Wednesday's attack is reportedly the first suicide bombing over the past four weeks, hitting foreign troops in the restive Afghan province, on the Pakistani border.