Blast kills 2, hurts U.S. soldiers
times wire reports
A suicide car bomber struck a governor’s compound north of Kabul while U.S. troops were inside, officials said. The blast killed two Afghan civilians and wounded 15. Two American soldiers were also injured.
Troops from the nearby U.S. base at Bagram were meeting with the governor, and their vehicles were outside the gate when the bomber struck, said Parwan province’s police chief, Khalil Ziae.
U.S. Sgt. 1st Class Joel Peavy said the wounded Americans were outside the compound.
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