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| Seven civilians and a US soldier have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. | Seven civilians and a US soldier have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. |
| The blast tore through a crowded market near Jalalabad, capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. | The blast tore through a crowded market near Jalalabad, capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. |
| Many of the 65 injured were children, an interior ministry spokesman said. | Many of the 65 injured were children, an interior ministry spokesman said. |
| 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. |
| A US military spokesman had earlier told the BBC that 19 people had died in the blast. | A US military spokesman had earlier told the BBC that 19 people had died in the blast. |
| Meanwhile, two British marines were killed in an explosion in the southern province of Helmand on Wednesday. | Meanwhile, two British marines were killed in an explosion in the southern province of Helmand on Wednesday. |
| The insurgency has recently been gaining ground in Afghanistan, where the central government remains weak and the foreign forces are under-resourced, correspondents say. | The insurgency has recently been gaining ground in Afghanistan, where the central government remains weak and the foreign forces are under-resourced, correspondents say. |
| Busy market | Busy market |
| The Nangarhar attacker detonated an explosives-laden vehicle close to the US convoy as it passed a livestock market. | The Nangarhar attacker detonated an explosives-laden vehicle close to the US convoy as it passed a livestock market. |
| UK marines killed in Afghan blast | UK marines killed in Afghan blast |
| The market was crowded at the time, and local governor Khaibar Mohmand said the number of casualties could rise. | The market was crowded at the time, and local governor Khaibar Mohmand said the number of casualties could rise. |
| A US military vehicle, two civilian vehicles and two rickshaws were destroyed in the blast, said a photographer for the Associated Press news agency at the scene. | A US military vehicle, two civilian vehicles and two rickshaws were destroyed in the blast, said a photographer for the Associated Press news agency at the scene. |
| "One American soldier was wounded in the bombing and he died during transportation," Major John Redfield, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, told the AFP news agency. | "One American soldier was wounded in the bombing and he died during transportation," Major John Redfield, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, told the AFP news agency. |
| The death brings the total number of US casualties in Afghanistan to 148 this year - the largest annual loss of life since the overthrow of the Taleban in 2001. | The death brings the total number of US casualties in Afghanistan to 148 this year - the largest annual loss of life since the overthrow of the Taleban in 2001. |
| There are currently 33,000 US troops in Afghanistan. | 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. | US President George W Bush has announced that about 4,500 more soldiers would be sent to Afghanistan early next year. |
| But as the security situation deteriorates it is ordinary Afghans who continue to bear the brunt of the increasing violence across the country, says the BBC's Ian Pannell in Herat. | But as the security situation deteriorates it is ordinary Afghans who continue to bear the brunt of the increasing violence across the country, says the BBC's Ian Pannell in Herat. |