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jakeXT

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Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:26 AM Dec 2014

Two American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Attack: Official

Source: NBC News

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two American soldiers were killed overnight when their convoy came under enemy attack near Bagram Airbase near Kabul in Afghanistan, a U.S. official told NBC News on Saturday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity. Earlier, NATO coalition spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Justin Hadley said a roadside bomb had killed two foreign soldiers traveling in convoy near the largest U.S. military base in that country late on Friday. "It is coalition policy to defer the identity and nationality of the service members to the national authorities," Hadley said.

The bomb detonated while vehicles passed a road leading up to Bagram Airfield, local police chief Gen. Zaman Mamozai. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a Twitter message.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/two-american-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-attack-official-n267696

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Two American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Attack: Official (Original Post) jakeXT Dec 2014 OP
But isnt that war over? postulater Dec 2014 #1
RIP to our soldiers. TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #2
We need to get out of that SHIT SANDWICH bigdarryl Dec 2014 #3
Maybe in another decade or so. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #4
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