3 US troops killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan…

A suicide bomber killed three American troops and three Afghan civilians after ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday.

The convoy was rocked by the blast outside the capital of Kapisa province north of Kabul, said Lt. Commander Christopher Hall, a spokesman for NATO forces.

Three U.S. troops were killed in the explosion, said Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, a U.S. military spokesman. The soldiers served with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.

Three civilians also died and two others were wounded after the Toyota Corolla smashed into the convoy, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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