
© AFP 2017 / Javed Tanveer
Taliban movement attacked a NATO military convoy in Afganistan’s Kandahar province on Tuesday. The NATO’s mission in the country “Resolute Support” released a statement confirming the time of the attack attack and the casualties among NATO military servicemen.
Resolute Support can confirm that a NATO
convoy was attacked this afternoon in #Kandahar . pic.twitter.com/gwRfMGBjLq— Resolute Support (@ResoluteSupport) 2 August 2017
A suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacked the NATO convoy in Daman area of Kandahar.
According to Taliban, the attack took place near an Afghan intelligence quick reaction force base in the Shor Andam area of Daman district. The movement also claimed that 16 NATO troops were killed as a result of the attack.