Three American service members and one contractor were killed Monday after a bomb exploded near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Defense Department officials said.
NYT
In a statement, the Defense Department said that three additional troops were wounded in the blast. They were evacuated and are being treated.
A United States military official said that the blast was part of an attack on a convoy of trucks transporting American service members near Bagram Air Base in eastern Afghanistan. The official said that the Taliban are believed to be behind the attack.
Fighting between the Taliban and American-backed Afghan forces has continued in recent weeks despite continuing negotiations on a framework to end the nearly 18-year war.
What’s the use of making a deal with the Taliban? It’s not like they’d keep it.