Six Italian Paratroopers Killed in Kabul

NEW YORK--(Italy Watch)--A car bomb packed with 330 lbs. of explosives detonated near two Italian convoy vehicles in Kabul, Afghanistan today at 12:10 (UTC+4:30), killing six Italian Paratroopers and wounding four. The soldiers were part of the 186th Paratrooper Regiment, Brigata Folgore di Siena. Two Afghan civilians were also killed in the attack.

A Taliban spokesman confirmed that the operation was carried out to "prove that no one can consider themselves safe in Afghanistan".

Today's attack is the highest single-day loss of life suffered by the Italian military since November 12, 2003, when 19 Italians were killed in Nassiriya, Iraq by a car bomb.

Since 2004, 21 Italians have died in combat while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.