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| Afghan car bomb wounds dozens | Afghan car bomb wounds dozens |
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| A suicide car bomb attack against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan has wounded 55 civilians, officials said. | A suicide car bomb attack against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan has wounded 55 civilians, officials said. |
| The attack happened outside Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. | The attack happened outside Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. |
| Reports quoting a US army spokesman said one American soldier has also been wounded in the attack. | Reports quoting a US army spokesman said one American soldier has also been wounded in the attack. |
| A large number of foreign and Afghan troops are battling the Taleban in the south and east of the country and are routinely targeted by the militants. | A large number of foreign and Afghan troops are battling the Taleban in the south and east of the country and are routinely targeted by the militants. |
| There are currently 33,000 US troops in Afghanistan. | |
| US President George W Bush has announced that about 4,500 more soldiers would be sent to Afghanistan early next year. |