Four Afghanistan Soldiers killed in Taliban Blast, says Officials

Kabul: At least four Afghanistan soldiers were killed, and around a dozen people including six civilians wounded after a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban exploded in the Afghanistan capital on Tuesday, officials said.

The blast, caused by a remote-controlled bomb, targeted an Afghanistan army bus at around 06:45 am (0215 GMT) in the western part of Kabul, the Ministry of Defence said. In a remote-controlled bomb attack against an army bus at 6:45 am in Aqa Ali Shams in Kabul, four army personnel were killed and 12 wounded, including six civilians,” the ministry said in a statement.

Afghanistan casualties have rocketed over the past two years as NATO has handed over most combat duties to the nation’s police and army. The US military estimated this month that 7,000-9,000 Afghanistan police or troops had been killed or wounded so far this year.

 Bureau Report