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| Afghan blast kills US-led troops | Afghan blast kills US-led troops |
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| Four US-led soldiers and an Afghan national have been killed in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, a US-led coalition forces spokesman said. | Four US-led soldiers and an Afghan national have been killed in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, a US-led coalition forces spokesman said. |
| The nationalities of the victims were not given, but the majority of troops serving in the region are American. | The nationalities of the victims were not given, but the majority of troops serving in the region are American. |
| The coalition did not give the location of the attack or any other details. | The coalition did not give the location of the attack or any other details. |
| The number of US military deaths in Afghanistan in 2008 has already surpassed the record 111 deaths the US suffered last year. | The number of US military deaths in Afghanistan in 2008 has already surpassed the record 111 deaths the US suffered last year. |
| "Four coalition service members and one Afghan national were killed in an IED (improvised explosive device) strike in eastern Afghanistan this morning," the coalition forces said in a statement on Wednesday. | |
| The deaths come as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is visiting Kabul to hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the growing violence in the country. |