2 American troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

JANUARY 11, 2020 / 10:02 AM / AP

Two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement Saturday. The Taliban immediately took responsibility for the attack. 

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said it occurred in the southern Kandahar province. 

In keeping with defense department rules, the U.S. military did not identify the service members.     

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More than 2,400 U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan. Last year was one of the deadliest even as the United States engaged in peace talks with the Taliban insurgents, who immediately took responsibility for the attack.