Several US troops killed in Taliban attack
Tehran (KNA) - Three American service members and a US contractor have been killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb near Bagram Airfield, the main US base in Afghanistan, the US says.
In a statement Monday, the Afghan military said three other US troops were wounded in the explosion and were receiving treatment.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack and described it as a suicide car bombing, rejecting the US forces' account of the incident.
The group said an attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near the base in Parwan province.
Located in Bagram district in northern Parwan province, the base serves as the main US air facility in the country.
The fatalities bring to seven the number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far this year .
Last year, 13 US service members were killed in the country.
Source: PressTV