2 US service members, 2 Afghan civilians killed in eastern Afghanistan attacks

Afghan bombs kill 2 US service members, 2 Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan — Bomb attacks killed two U.S. service members and two Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said.

The deaths were a reminder that the Afghan war continues to be violent far from the southern Taliban strongholds currently targeted by a surge of U.S. troops. Recent months have been particularly deadly for both NATO forces and Afghan civilians countrywide.

NATO confirmed the deaths of the Americans, but did not provide details on where or how they were attacked. Including these deaths, 14 U.S. service members have been killed so far this month.

Meanwhile, a bomb hidden on a motorbike killed two Afghan street cleaners early Tuesday in Ghazni province.

The bomb, which was remote-detonated, appeared to be targeting a police truck that was driving down the street in Ghazni city, said Ismail Jahangir, a provincial government spokesman.

While it wounded one police officer, the explosion killed two civilian city workers who were cleaning up trash on the street, Jahangir said. An additional four civilians were wounded, he said.