Six US soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in largest attack on foreign troops since August
Six US troops were killed in a suicide bombing attack near the US-run Bagram Airfield, a senior US defense official said
Another two Americans and an interpreter were injured in the bombing
The Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday’s 1.30pm bombing
It was the largest attack on foreign troops in Afghanistan since August
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
DAILYMAIL.COM
21 December 2015
Six US troops were killed in when a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol near the US-run Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Monday, a senior US defense official said.
Another two Americans and an interpreter were injured in the bombing, which was the largest attack on foreign troops in Afghanistan since August.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, which happened at around 1.30pm local time in the vicinity of Bagram, the largest US military facility in Afghanistan, according to US Army Brig Gen William Shoffner.
The attack happened as Taliban fighters overran a strategic district in southern Helmand province, the scene of some of the deadliest fighting between the Taliban and international combat forces prior to the 2014 withdrawal, adding weight to Pentagon predictions that the insurgency is gaining strength.
Though NATO has not confirmed the nationality of the dead and wounded, a senior US defense official confirmed to Fox News that all but the interpreter were American.
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