A total of six Americans and one Afghan doctor were killed in Afghanistan today. Of the six Americans, three were civilians and three were American troops. The six causalities occurred in two separate attacks by a suicide bomber and an insurgent. The U.S. military’s top officer is currently touring the country which might be a reason for the attacks. Read more below.
Two U.S. civilians, three U.S. service members, and the doctor were killed after a bomber detonated a car full of explosives. The car full of explosives just passed a convoy of vehicles carrying the governor of Zabul province. The other American civilian was killed in eastern Afghanistan by an insurgent attack. U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey landed in Afghanstian today to “assessing the level of training that American troops can provide to Afghan security forces after international combat forces complete their withdrawal at the end of 2014.”
