KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Six NATO soldiers were killed and several wounded when a car bomb exploded near an ISAF convoy and civilian vehicles traveling on Darulaman Road in Kabul on Tuesday morning, NATO-led ISAF said.

Numerous Afghan civilians were also killed and injured in the attack, ISAF added.

Five of the people killed were U.S. service members, CNN reported. The other soldier killed was Canadian, according to the Canadian Forces.

“I strongly condemn the suicide attack today in Kabul, which has led to the death of Afghan civilians and ISAF soldiers, and injuries to many more Afghans,” said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s Secretary General.

“I express my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this suicide attack, and I wish a full recovery to the injured. NATO remains committed to its mission to protect the Afghan people and to strengthen Afghanistan’s ability to resist terrorism,” Rasmussen added.

The explosion additionally damaged five ISAF vehicles and more than a dozen civilian vehicles.