Two US Soldiers Suffer Injuries in Attack Near Afghanistan’s Jalalabad

The US Department of Defense spokesperson told Sputnik that the soldiers were on a force protection patrol when their vehicle was struck.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Two US soldiers have suffered minor injuries after an explosive devise struck their patrol car near the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Monday, US Department of Defense spokesperson Adam Stump told Sputnik.

"Two US soldiers suffered minor injuries when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device near Jalalabad in the early evening of Monday, 08 August," Stump stated on Monday.