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One killed, 6 injured in suicide attack on NATO troops in Afghanistan | One killed, 6 injured in suicide attack on NATO troops in Afghanistan |
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One NATO soldier was killed and five were injured, along with an interpreter, when a Taliban suicide bomber struck a patrol in Afghanistan. | One NATO soldier was killed and five were injured, along with an interpreter, when a Taliban suicide bomber struck a patrol in Afghanistan. |
The attack took place Thursday evening in Qarabagh District, Kabul province, according to the press service of Operation Resolute Support, NATO’s mission in Afghanistan. | The attack took place Thursday evening in Qarabagh District, Kabul province, according to the press service of Operation Resolute Support, NATO’s mission in Afghanistan. |
Qarabagh is located about 30 miles (50 km) north of the city of Kabul, near Bagram Airbase, the largest US base in Afghanistan. | |
The nationality or identity of the casualties has yet to be announced. | The nationality or identity of the casualties has yet to be announced. |
Resolute Support is a NATO-led mission to “train, advise, and assist” Afghan government forces, who are currently fighting the resurgent Taliban almost 16 years since the US invasion to overthrow the Islamist group. | Resolute Support is a NATO-led mission to “train, advise, and assist” Afghan government forces, who are currently fighting the resurgent Taliban almost 16 years since the US invasion to overthrow the Islamist group. |
The patrol was on a “partnered mission” with Afghan forces when it was attacked by a “personnel-borne IED”, meaning improvised explosive device, the NATO mission said. | The patrol was on a “partnered mission” with Afghan forces when it was attacked by a “personnel-borne IED”, meaning improvised explosive device, the NATO mission said. |
All of the wounded are “listed in stable condition.” | All of the wounded are “listed in stable condition.” |
On Wednesday, two US soldiers were killed and four were wounded in a Taliban attack on a convoy in the southern Kandahar province. | On Wednesday, two US soldiers were killed and four were wounded in a Taliban attack on a convoy in the southern Kandahar province. |
While the Pentagon has not yet released their names, they were identified in the media as Sergeant Jonathon Michael Hunter and Specialist Christopher Harris. |