Three US service members and a contractor were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Monday, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement.
Three other US service members were wounded in the incident near Bagram air base close to Kabul, the statement said.
The latest deaths brings the number of US service members’ deaths in Afghanistan to seven this year, and a total of 68 since Jan 2015.
Last month two US service members were killed in Afghanistan while conducting an operation.
The war has taken a much larger toll on Afghan security forces and civilians.
Violence has been relentless in the country even though Taliban have held several rounds of talks with US officials about a peace settlement.
The talks began late last year, raising hopes for an end to the conflict.
The latest round ended this month with both sides citing progress.
The Resolute Support Mission consists of 17,000 troops, about half of them from the United States. A smaller number of US troops operate in Afghanistan under a counter-terrorism mission.
Three other US service members were wounded in the incident near Bagram air base close to Kabul, the statement said.
The latest deaths brings the number of US service members’ deaths in Afghanistan to seven this year, and a total of 68 since Jan 2015.
Last month two US service members were killed in Afghanistan while conducting an operation.
The war has taken a much larger toll on Afghan security forces and civilians.
Violence has been relentless in the country even though Taliban have held several rounds of talks with US officials about a peace settlement.
The talks began late last year, raising hopes for an end to the conflict.
The latest round ended this month with both sides citing progress.
The Resolute Support Mission consists of 17,000 troops, about half of them from the United States. A smaller number of US troops operate in Afghanistan under a counter-terrorism mission.
A bomber targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops outside Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Monday, two Afghan officials said, after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide blast.
According to Bagram district governor Abdul Shakoor Quddusi, a car bomber attacked an armoured vehicle carrying foreign forces close to a gate to the base.
"The area is closed down by foreign forces and we don´t have any information of any possible casualties," Quddusi told AFP.
The US-led NATO mission in Kabul did not immediately confirm whether any such explosion had taken place.
A spokesperson for the Parwan governor said a suicide bomber had targeted a convoy of coalition forces at Bagram.
"The area is cordoned off by the coalition forces. We will release further details later," the official said.
Earlier, the Taliban claimed to have conducted an attack with a car bomb, saying "multiple invaders" had been killed.
Bagram Airfield, America´s largest air base in Afghanistan, is located about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Kabul.
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