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Car Bomb Blast Kills 2 NATO Contractors

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19 October 2018 21:05 WIB

Afghan policemen stand guard near burning NATO supply trucks following an attack by militants in Torkham, Jalalabad province east of Kabul, Afghanistan (18/12). An Afghan official says Taliban suicide bombers have attacked NATO fuel trucks near the Pakistani border. AP/Nisar Ahmad

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Two military contractors from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under NATO authority were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Monday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Xinhua reported that the contractors were killed in after a car bomb exploded nearby.

Militant group Hizb-e-Islami, led by Gulbudin Hekmatyar, claimed responsibility of the attack. The suicide bombers struck a car to ISAF convoy in Mahbass. The blast also destroyed a convoy's vehicle and a civilian car, while blasting the windows nearby.

In Afghanistan today, there are over 57,000 NATO military-men, 38,000 of which are Americans. They were initially deployed to help the domestic security. In recent development, most of the men will leave the country before this year ends.

ANINGTIAS JATMIKA | XINHUA


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