Afghan Suicide Attack Claims American Lives

As with most who find it hard to deal with holidays that coincide with the death of a loved one, Christmas just got worse for six families.

According to Fox 6, at around 1:30pm local time, a suicide attack near the US-run Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan killed six foreign soldiers, some of which were American. Three NATO troops and two Afghan police officers were wounded in the attack. Not surprisingly, the Taliban has claimed responsibility.

This bombing is said to be the largest attack on foreign troops in Afghanistan since August when three American contractors with the RS base were killed in a suicide attack on their convoy. Monday's attack came as Taliban gunmen and government forces battled for control of a strategic district, which was overrun by Taliban insurgents delivering a serious blow to government forces.