WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. service members and an American contractor were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Monday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement.Three U.S. service members were also wounded in the incident near Bagram air base close to Kabul, the statement said.
Violence has been relentless in Afghanistan even though Taliban militants have held several rounds of talks with U.S. officials about a peace settlement. The talks began late last year, raising hopes for an end to the conflict.
Colonel David Butler, a spokesman for U.S. Forces- Afghanistan, said a car bomb had detonated near the security convoy, which lead to deaths and injuries.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The latest deaths bring the number of U.S. service member deaths in Afghanistan to seven in 2019, and a total of 68 U.S. military deaths since January 2015, according to U.S. government and NATO reports.
Foreign Forces Convoy Attacked Near Bagram
[ToloNews] A foreign forces convoy was targeted by a boom-mobile kaboom near the Bagram Airbase in Parwan province at around 5:30pm on Monday, Bagram district governor Abdul Shakoor Qudoosi confirmed.
He said the attack happened near the third gate of the Bagram Airfield.
Qudoosi said the attack was carried out by an explosive-laden vehicle.
The foreign forces have cordoned off the area and there is no report on possible casualties, he said.
Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
in a statement claimed the responsibility of the attack on and claimed that the suicide kaboomer destroyed two tanks and killed over 10 US military servicemen.
This is a developing story.