Posted on 10/29/2011 6:38:28 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 13 U.S. troops were killed in Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a military convoy, a U.S. military official said. The official emphasized these are first reports of the incident and details are continuing to unfold.
The attack severely damaged one of its vehicles, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.
There were Afghan and international casualties, but the exact numbers are unavailable, said Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt, a spokesman for ISAF.
Hasmat Stanikzai, spokesman for Kabul's police chief, said two students, a civilian on a motorbike and a police officer were killed.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed the attack in a text message, saying it killed "16 foreign soldiers, one civilian" and injured many others. Taliban casualty counts are often inflated; there was no other reliable indication 16 foreigners were killed.
The attack was one of two targeting NATO-led forces that day. A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on coalition forces during training, killing two, DeWitt said.
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“So, Hillary, you still want to talk to the Taliban? Think they can be trusted?”
As long as others do the suffering and dying, sure.
We came, we saw, our troops died.
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