Suicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A suicide attack by a lone bomber on foot killed three foreign soldiers (Resolute Support service members) on patrol in Charikar city of Afghanistan's Parwan province, said Provincial Governor's spokesman Wahida Shahkar. A US member of the patrol and two Afghan soldiers were wounded, NATO's Resolute Support mission said. Taliban claimed responsibility, saying they killed or wounded eight American soldiers in a "tactical explosion".
NATO largely ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014
The NATO force largely ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014 and pulled out the bulk of its troops. A 16,000-strong residual force remains for counter-terrorism operations. Of these, US accounts for 13,000 soldiers, about 2,000 of whom are assigned to anti-terror combat missions.
Recent attacks on the US soldiers, civilians in Afghanistan
Last month a US soldier was killed and two others wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in southern Afghanistan. On Friday, two suicide bombers struck a Shiite mosque in Gardez, while it was crowded with worshippers for weekly prayers. Thirty-five were killed. Last month, a suicide bomber blew himself up near Kabul International Airport, killing 23 people. Both attacks were claimed by IS.
