Kabul: At least 14 people, including three NATO service
members, where killed on Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive
laden bike into a patrol of Afghan and international forces in eastern
Afghanistan.
NATO service members and their translator, are
amongst the person who have been killed, Coalition spokesman Maj. Adam Wojack
confirmed.
NATO-led International Security Assistance
Force following a statement announced, “Three International Security Assistance
Force service members and an ISAF-contracted interpreter died following a
suicide improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”
Soon after the tragic incident the Taliban
has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Remarkably, the blast has came a day after the
US death toll in the war in Afghanistan reached 2,000 troops and as relations
between NATO forces and their Afghan allies have been pushed to the breaking
point by a surge in insider attacks by Afghan allies.
At least 344 NATO service members mostly US
troops have been killed in various incidents across the country since the
beginning of 2012.
Notably, the incident took place while
Afghan and NATO troops were crossing the area.