KABUL, Afghanistan — Three NATO troops were killed by a suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.
The suicide bomber attacked a foot patrol of foreign forces in the capital of Parwan province — about 10 miles from Bagram Air Filed — around 6 a.m. on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the provincial governor told Stars and Stripes.
The troops were on a patrol with Afghan forces when they were attacked, according to a statement by NATO’s Resolute Support mission.
Another NATO servicemember, which U.S.-Forces-Afghanistan said was an American, and two Afghan soldiers were also injured in the blast, the statement said.
NATO said it would not reveal the nationalities of those killed until they were announced by “the relevant national authority,” suggesting they were not American.
Locals reported foreign casualties, which the governor’s office would not confirm. It said no civilians were killed or injure by the blast.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said targeted “American invaders.”
“My thoughts and prayers, along with those of all of the 41 Resolute Support nations, are with the families and friends of our fallen and wounded servicemembers, and our injured Afghan brothers and their families,” said U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander. “Their sacrifice on behalf of the Afghan people and our coalition will endure in both our hearts and history, and further strengthen our resolve.”
