Afghanistan Blast Kills Three Nato Soldiers
• Canadian troops die in roadside ambush• Suicide bomber targets Bagram air base
Attacks on Nato forces intensified today as three Canadian soldiers were killed by a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan and a suicide bomber struck near a key US military base.
The precise location of the ambush has not been revealed but it has been suggested that al-Qaida-inspired groups are stepping up their operations.
Brigadier General Jon Vance, the commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, confirmed that the three were Canadian.
The suicide bombings were targeted at Bagram air base, around 40 miles (60km) north of the capital, Kabul. Two explosions were heard outside the complex's main gate. A car was detonated, followed seconds later by a suicide bomber on foot.
It was not clear at first whether there had been military casualties, a US official said.
Bagram is used by Nato as one of the main air-supply routes into the country. The US 82nd Airborne Division has its headquarters at the base.
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The precise location of the ambush has not been revealed but it has been suggested that al-Qaida-inspired groups are stepping up their operations.
Brigadier General Jon Vance, the commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, confirmed that the three were Canadian.
The suicide bombings were targeted at Bagram air base, around 40 miles (60km) north of the capital, Kabul. Two explosions were heard outside the complex's main gate. A car was detonated, followed seconds later by a suicide bomber on foot.
It was not clear at first whether there had been military casualties, a US official said.
Bagram is used by Nato as one of the main air-supply routes into the country. The US 82nd Airborne Division has its headquarters at the base.
More details soon
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