Six U.S. Troops Killed in Taliban Motorcycle Bombing

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P J Media: Six U.S. Troops Killed in Taliban Motorcycle Bombing

BY BRIDGET JOHNSON DECEMBER 21, 2015

Six U.S. service members were killed today in a suicide attack near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

 

Three more members of Operation Resolute Support were injured, according to a statement issued by the U.S.-led NATO mission.

 

"We're deeply saddened by this loss," said Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner, Resolute Support deputy chief of staff for communications. "On behalf of General Campbell and all of Resolute Support, our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of those affected in this tragic incident, especially during this holiday season."

 

According to Afghan news sources, the service members were out on a patrol in the Bajawri area at about 1:30 p.m. when a suicide bomber sped up on a motorcycle and detonated his explosives.