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Six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

By Kelly Cohen, Jacqueline Klimas
Published December 21, 2015 3:37pm ET
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Six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying their target was a join Afghan-NATO security patrol. (AP file photo/Massoud Hossaini) | Massoud Hossaini

Six U.S. service members died in a suicide bombing near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, marking the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since May 2013.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed in a statement Monday night that six American troops were killed in the vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack.

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