Deadly attack on U.S. forces shows the Afghan war is far from over

Afghan National Army soldiers walking in Helmand this month. (Noor Mohammad/AFP/Getty Images)

A Taliban attack killed six U.S. service members near Kabul on Monday, U.S. officials said, in the latest sign of deepening violence across Afghanistan and the risks facing President Obama’s plan to leave the most intense fighting to local forces.

U.S. military officials said the attack, the most deadly insurgent assault on American forces in at least three years, took place a few miles from Bagram air base, when a motorbike rigged with explosives detonated and hit a group of U.S. troops attending a meeting with local figures.

Source: The Washington Post