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Soldiers killed in Afghan blast Soldiers killed in Afghan blast
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Four US-led coalition soldiers have been killed by a bomb explosion in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar, military officials have said. Four US-led coalition soldiers have been killed by a bomb explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, military officials have said.
Two more soldiers were seriously wounded when a roadside bomb exploded as the men were conducting operations. Two more soldiers were seriously wounded when a roadside bomb detonated as the men were conducting operations.
The nationalities of the soldiers were not immediately known.The nationalities of the soldiers were not immediately known.
Earlier this week Nato and Afghan forces said they had driven many Taleban fighters from the area during a major offensive in the province.Earlier this week Nato and Afghan forces said they had driven many Taleban fighters from the area during a major offensive in the province.
class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7462008.stm"> Valley of crucial importance class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7461519.stm">Voices from Kandahar conflict Afghan officials say 56 Taleban and two Afghan troops died in the fighting on Thursday, in Arghandab district near Kandahar city, but there was no independent confirmation. The operation was in response to a jailbreak staged by the Taleban from Kandahar prison earlier this month, during which at least 350 insurgents were freed.
The operation was in response to a massive jailbreak staged by the Taleban from Kandahar prison earlier this month, during which at least 350 insurgents were freed. Deadly month
Kandahar is one of the key battlegrounds of the current rebel insurgency against Afghanistan's government and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition.Kandahar is one of the key battlegrounds of the current rebel insurgency against Afghanistan's government and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition.
Valley of crucial importanceVoices from Kandahar conflict Afghan officials say 56 Taleban and two Afghan troops died in the fighting on Thursday, in Arghandab district near Kandahar city, but there was no independent confirmation.
The latest incident comes a day after two other US-led soldiers were killed in separate attacks elsewhere in the country.
Nine British servicemen have also been killed since the start of June - the deadliest month this year for coalition forces, according to the US military.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says that in recent months the Taleban have switched their tactics using roadside bombs and suicide attacks to increasingly deadly effect.