CENTCOM: AFGHANISTAN: TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN IED STRIKE

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Two U.S. soldiers were killed and two were wounded when an improvised explosive device struck their armored vehicle as it traveled north of Kandahar today.

The two U.S. soldiers wounded in the attack were evacuated to Kandahar Airfield for treatment where they are both listed in stable condition.

Their vehicle was part of a convoy operating in the area in support of the Tarin Kowt road construction project, a U.S. effort to build a modern major highway and improve local infrastructure.

Semper Fi