At least three United States (US) service members and one contractor were killed in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Bagram airbase in Bagram District of Parwan Province on April 8, reports The Khaama Press. “Three U.S. service members and one contractor were killed, and three U.S. service members were wounded by an improvised explosive device April 8 near Bagram Air Base,” the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. The statement further added that the wounded service members were evacuated and are receiving medical care. The identities of the deceased service members and the contract have not been disclosed.