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Heavy Afghan losses for US troops US suffers heavy Afghan losses
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At least eight US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in clashes with Taleban militants.At least eight US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in clashes with Taleban militants.
US commander Daniel Dwyer told the BBC the soldiers had been killed in clashes in the north-east of the country.US commander Daniel Dwyer told the BBC the soldiers had been killed in clashes in the north-east of the country.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says it is one of the biggest single losses in a day for the coalition since the start of military operations there.The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says it is one of the biggest single losses in a day for the coalition since the start of military operations there.
The attack came as international and Afghan security forces battled militants on several fronts.The attack came as international and Afghan security forces battled militants on several fronts.
On Sunday, US forces said 40 insurgents had been killed in Helmand province in the past 24 hours.On Sunday, US forces said 40 insurgents had been killed in Helmand province in the past 24 hours.
There is confusion as to where the latest attacks took place. There are conflicting reports about where the latest attack took place.
A Nato statement says US soldiers and members of the Afghan National Army came under attack in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan. A foreign military spokesman said US soldiers and members of the Afghan National Army came under attack in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan.
But, other reports say the attack took place in neighbouring Nuristan. But Afghan officials insist the fighting took place in neighbouring Nuristan.
They say two Afghan soldiers were also killed. They say a number of civilians and militants were killed in the attack.
A senior intelligence officer in Kunar province said a number of civilians had also been killed and injured. Our correspondent says there are frequent attacks in the area.
In a separate incident on Sunday, a suicide bomber killed at least 21 people, many of them children, in a market in the Deh Rawud district of Uruzgan province.