KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two U.S. service members were killed, and two others were wounded, in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed.
“This happened when their vehicle struck an IED, in Kandahar Province,” the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces said, in a statement.
Taliban militants have been using home-made improvised explosive devices (IED’s), to make roadside bombs and landmines for targeting security forces.
The service members were conducting operations as part of Resolute Support mission, the brief statement added.
The statement did not provide details, only saying, “in accordance with U.S. Department of Defence, the names of the service members killed in action will be withheld until 24 hours after notification of the next of kin is complete.”
Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack. Zabiullah Mujahid, a purported Taliban spokesman, said, insurgents conducted a roadside bombing against foreign forces near an airbase, on the outskirts of Kandahar city.
Security situation improved in Kandahar, the former stronghold of the Taliban, over the past months, as security forces conducted search and cordon operations across the province. But the militants attack government interests in the province, from time to time.– NNN-AGENCIES