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4 US soldiers wounded in Kandahar suicide car bombing
[Khaama] At least four US soldiers sustained injuries in a suicide car kaboom in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.The incident took place on Monday afternoon in the vicinity of Dand district of Kandahar province after a jacket wallah detonated a vehicle packed with explosives near the convoy of the foreign forces. "Four U.S. soldiers were maimed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, from a vehicle-borne improvised bomb, according to Army Lt. Col. Koné Faulkner, a front man for the Resolute Support mission. "We can confirm reports that a vehicle-born improvised bomb detonated in Kandahar province at approximately 2 p.m. today," Faulkner told Military Times. "There were a total of four U.S. service members injured and all are in stable, pH balanced condition in U.S. medical treatment facilities. He said there were no coalition fatalities as a result of the attack, he added The Talibs group in Afghanistan has grabbed credit behind the attack. This comes as the security situation in Kandahar had proven during the recent months although the anti-government armed bad boy groups are attempting to destabilize the key southern provinces. According to the security officials, the anti-government armed bad boy groups are attempting to carry out suicide kabooms and indirect attacks as their insurgency was suppressed during the offensive counter-terrorism operations in the summer time. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-11-15 |
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