3 NATO's soldiers killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan

3 NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, 2 Afghani soldiers were killed and 1 US soldier wounded in a suicide attack that targeted their patrol in the east of the country.

5 August, 2018 17:48

NEWS DESK

The command of the NATO forces in Afghanistan noted that its three soldiers killed and two Afghani soldiers and a US soldier wounded on Sunday in a suicide operation targeted their patrol in the east of the country.

The statement said, "A suicidal killed three elements during a joint patrol with Afghani forces in eastern of Afghanistan."

The governor of Parwan state said that the attack took place at about 6:00 am on Sunday morning (at 01:30 GMT) near the city of Charikar."

The Taliban Movement adopted on Twitter a bombing targeting the US occupation forces in Charikar on Sunday morning, killed and wounded 8 Americans which could refer to the suicide operation.

The NATO operation which has left the International Assistance Force in Afghanistan is currently 16,000 elements in the country, mainly engaged in assisting and training the Afghani forces. The Americans alone deploy 13,000 members, including 2,000 for counterterrorism missions under the motto of anti-terrorism.

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