3 Nato troops killed in Afghan attack

Kabul: A suicide bomber killed three foreign soldiers in an attack on a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Nato’s mission in the country said. A US member of the patrol and two Afghan soldiers were wounded in the attack.

Kabul, Aug. 5: A suicide bomber killed three Czech soldiers who were on a Nato foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, an attack claimed by the Taliban.

One U. S. and two Afghan soldiers were wounded, the Nato Resolute Support mission said in a statement.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis paid tribute to the "heroes who fought against terrorism so far from home and who were killed by a suicide attacker.

"I respect what they did for our country. I am sending my deepest condolences to their families," he tweeted.

Eastern Afghanistan, where US Special Forces units have regularly been deployed against militants, remains one of the deadliest areas since the US military ended its main combat operation against the Taliban in 2014.

US Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support and US Forces- Afghanistan, said of the attack victims: "Their sacrifice will endure in both our hearts and history and further strengthen our resolve."

The attack on a routine foot patrol happened in the Khalazai area of Charikar, capital of Parwan province, local officials said.