Suicide car bomber targets US troops, kills 3 Afghans
An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has targeted a convoy of US troops in the country's east, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding four. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
The provincial police chief's spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal, says Friday's attack took place on a road near the Jalalabad city airport in Nangarhar province.
He says none of the American soldiers were hurt in the bombing.
