US military contractor found alive after he was reported killed in Afghan bombing.
by a car bomb in Afghanistan, an American military official told NBC News on Tuesday.
The victim was riding in the military vehicle with at least four American servicemembers when the roadside bomb detonated, the official said. Coalition forces released a statement on Monday saying the man was killed in the attack. Three other U.S. servicemembers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault, which took place amid peace talks between the Trump administration and the extremist Islamist group.
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