KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
The military said that three other service members were wounded when the bomb went off near the city of Ghazni. An American contractor was also wounded, it said. The military did not immediately identify any of the casualties.
Lt. Ubon Mendie, a military spokesman, said the wounded were evacuated and are receiving medical care.
The Taliban claimed the attack, saying a U.S. tank was completely destroyed.
The Taliban carry out near-daily attacks on Afghan forces, and in August the insurgents overran parts of Ghazni, leading to days of intense fighting before they were driven out. Ghazni was the only one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces where parliamentary elections could not be held in October. Voting there has been postponed for a year.
The U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014, but still provide close support to Afghan forces and carry out counterterrorism operations. Some 15,000 American forces are currently serving in Afghanistan.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, the Taliban abducted 21 passengers from two vans that were traveling through the northern Sari Pul province, according to Habibullah Mujahidzada, a district police chief. It was not immediately clear what motivated the abduction, and there was no immediate comment from the Taliban.
Another failed policy of Obama the micro-manager always sticking his nose where it does not belong in the military. General Petraues had the right approach and almost cleared out the Taleban, but Obama wanted to save money spent on the military to give to illegals in the form of free medical, section 8 housing to ensure they voted for the Democrats and his stooge Hillary Clinton.
Aloha Kakou,
The US concluded combat missions in Afghanistan in 2014 but still has 15,000 troops on the ground…da heck is that…another STUPID OXY-MORON.
4 more dead..for what…those Stone Age people they don’t need US troops, they need water, irrigation, farms, schools, roads instead of rubble, rubber wheels instead of wooden tires on their wheel barrels.
How much $$$ does it take to house, clothe, and feed 15,000 US soldiers and provide air and ground support, ammo, tanks (apparently insufficient ones…kaboom…!) and rides home to visit their families???
If we are gonna waste our tax dollars, why not provide the Afghanis upgraded living standards and get them out of the Stone Age, they will be eternally grateful and by attrition make themselves have an internal Towel-Ly Ban…wars over…!
Mahalo,
Charles
Aloha Kakou,
Say come to think of it Kaua’i needs same like Afghanistan…pesticide free water, irrigation to small family farms, schools that teach kids about Health and all about their bodies from their BRAINS down to their TOES, and flowing Roads instead of stopped and stuck roads.
Mahalo,
Charles