Roadside bomb kills three US soldiers in Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 09 (AP): Three American service members and a US contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main US base in Afghanistan, the US forces said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

The US and NATO Resolute Support mission said the four Americans were killed near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, while three others were wounded in the explosion.

The base in Bagram district is located in northern Parwan province and serves as the main US air facility in the country.

The wounded were evacuated and are receiving medical care, the statement said. It added that in accordance with US Department of Defense policy, the names of service members killed in action were being withheld until after the notification of next of kin.