Three Czech service members serving on a NATO-led mission were killed Sunday in a Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan, according to the Czech military.

The Associated Press reported that the three individuals were killed in an attack near the Bagram military base in the province of Parwan. The soldiers were indentified as Staff. Sgt. Martin Marcin, 36, Cpl. Kamil Benes, 28 and Cpl. Patrik Stepanek, 25.

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The Czech Republic recently agreed to deploy 390 soldiers to Afghanistan through 2020, The Associated Press reported. That marks an increase from its current deployment of 230 for the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in the country.

The deaths of the Czech service members came after two U.S. service members died in Afghanistan last month.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Pompeo accused of stumping for Trump ahead of election MORE said earlier this month during a surprise stop in Afghanistan that the U.S. would be willing to engage in peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban.