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| Afghan bomber kills Nato troops | Afghan bomber kills Nato troops |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least four Canadian soldiers in southern Afghanistan, Nato says. | |
| Afghan officials said another 10 Nato soldiers and 25 civilians were injured in the attack in Kandahar province. | Afghan officials said another 10 Nato soldiers and 25 civilians were injured in the attack in Kandahar province. |
| Nato also earlier spoke of civilian casualties in the blast in Panjwayi district, scene of recent fierce clashes between troops and the Taleban. | Nato also earlier spoke of civilian casualties in the blast in Panjwayi district, scene of recent fierce clashes between troops and the Taleban. |
| Witnesses and local police said Canadian soldiers had been giving children gifts when the bomb went off. | Witnesses and local police said Canadian soldiers had been giving children gifts when the bomb went off. |
| Nato operation | Nato operation |
| The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) has so far not announced the nationalities of the dead and wounded soldiers. | The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) has so far not announced the nationalities of the dead and wounded soldiers. |
| The force said that the bomb attack occurred about 0930 local time (0500 GMT). | The force said that the bomb attack occurred about 0930 local time (0500 GMT). |
| On Sunday, Nato said they had driven Taleban militants out of Panjwayi district, after a two-week offensive codenamed Operation Medusa. | On Sunday, Nato said they had driven Taleban militants out of Panjwayi district, after a two-week offensive codenamed Operation Medusa. |
| Nato said at least 400 Taleban fighters had been killed in the operation, the biggest offensive since Nato took over southern Afghanistan from US-led forces at the end of July. | Nato said at least 400 Taleban fighters had been killed in the operation, the biggest offensive since Nato took over southern Afghanistan from US-led forces at the end of July. |
| The deaths cannot be independently verified. | The deaths cannot be independently verified. |
| Hundreds of people have been killed in the worsening violence in Afghanistan this year, many of them in suicide bombings across the south and east. | Hundreds of people have been killed in the worsening violence in Afghanistan this year, many of them in suicide bombings across the south and east. |