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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy Tuesday, killing 18 people, including six troops five Americans and a Canadian in the deadliest attack on NATO in the Afghan capital in eight months.
The Canadian, Col. Geoff Parker, 42, was the highest-ranking member of the Canadian Forces to die in Afghanistan since the Canadian mission began in 2002, the country's military said.
Twelve Afghan civilians also died many of them on a public bus in rush-hour traffic along a major thoroughfare that runs by the ruins of a one-time royal palace and government ministries. At least 47 people were wounded, the Interior Ministry said.
FOXNews.com - 5 Americans, 1 Canadian among 18 killed in Taliban suicide bombing in Afghan capital
The Canadian, Col. Geoff Parker, 42, was the highest-ranking member of the Canadian Forces to die in Afghanistan since the Canadian mission began in 2002, the country's military said.
Twelve Afghan civilians also died many of them on a public bus in rush-hour traffic along a major thoroughfare that runs by the ruins of a one-time royal palace and government ministries. At least 47 people were wounded, the Interior Ministry said.
FOXNews.com - 5 Americans, 1 Canadian among 18 killed in Taliban suicide bombing in Afghan capital
