On Thursday a bomb exploded in a field in Afghanistan, killing 9 NATO officers of which 7 were U.S. troops. Just 12 miles from the Pakistan border, others were also killed and injured. Afghan forces thought they had cleared all terrorists from the area, but a spokesperson for the Taliban confirmed that they were indeed responsible for the explosion and that it was intentional. This attack is said to be the worst single attack on NATO forces since October of 2009. With the increasing number of U.S. troops being attacked over the recent years in the provinces of Afghanistan, the Pentagon has spent a reported $495 million in surveillance blimps as well as 5,000 hand-held bomb detectors and other equipment to assist the U.S. troops advance in their missions while in Afghanistan.
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Summarized by: Heather Krizka
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