WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. Department of Defence, confirmed that, two U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan on Saturday.
Both soldiers were killed in action Saturday, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, said the Pentagon.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, according to the statement.
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.
The United States maintains roughly 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, which mostly provide training missions to local Afghan forces, while also conducting counter-terrorism operations against terror groups.
The war in Afghanistan is the longest one in U.S. history. The death toll of U.S. service members has surpassed 2,400, since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001.– NNN-AGENCIES
