Foreign convoy attacked in Afghan capital, three dead

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

KABUL Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:50am EST

(Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber attacked a foreign military convoy on the eastern outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing at least three foreign soldiers, police and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which comes as President Hamid Karzai deliberates over an agreement allowing U.S. forces to stay in the country beyond 2014.

ISAF put the death toll at three service members. It gave no more details.

A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility in a message on his Twitter account.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/27/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSBRE9BQ03Q20131227

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. A going away present, perhaps.

[Eugene]

2. Taliban claim responsibility as Slovak and American soldiers killed in Kabul

Source: Reuters

Taliban claim responsibility as Slovak and American soldiers killed in Kabul

Reuters in Kabul
theguardian.com, Friday 27 December 2013 17.41 GMT

A suspected suicide bomber attacked a military convoy on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing at least three foreign soldiers, police and the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes as President Hamid Karzai deliberates over an agreement allowing US forces to stay in the country beyond 2014.

The Slovak foreign ministry said two of the dead were Slovak servicemen and one was a US soldier.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/27/taliban-claim-attack-military-convoy-kabul