By Nancy A. Youssef
The Taliban weren't supposed to
able to get to American forces like this. But somehow, a suicide bomber,
riding a motorcycle, just took out a half-dozen U.S. troops.
Six U.S. troops were killed
while on patrol in Afghanistan. It marked the deadliest day for
American forces in nearly 18 months, and signaled that a resurgent
Taliban was on the move in what was supposed to be the waning year of
the war. Qari Mahajar, a member of the Taliban’s Kabul provincial
military council, called it “a brilliant Christmas gift for the
occupiers.”
Another three Afghan troops who were on patrol with their American counterparts were injured.
The Taliban
reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which left U.S.
military officials scrambling to figure out how the Taliban could’ve
taken out so many troops at once.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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