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Nato troops die in Afghan blast Nato troops die in Afghan blast
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Four foreign soldiers with Nato-led forces have been killed in a bomb blast in the northern Afghan town of Kunduz, Nato and Afghan officials have said.Four foreign soldiers with Nato-led forces have been killed in a bomb blast in the northern Afghan town of Kunduz, Nato and Afghan officials have said.
Local Afghan officials said the four victims were American nationals but this was not immediately confirmed by the US military.Local Afghan officials said the four victims were American nationals but this was not immediately confirmed by the US military.
Earlier, at least two people were killed in a suicide bombing near a Nato base in southern Afghanistan.Earlier, at least two people were killed in a suicide bombing near a Nato base in southern Afghanistan.
The attacker blew up his car at a checkpoint outside Kandahar airfield. The attacker blew up his vehicle at a checkpoint outside Kandahar airfield.
'US convoy''US convoy'
The four Nato soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Kunduz, alliance officials said.The four Nato soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Kunduz, alliance officials said.
They gave no further details about the explosion, nor was there any word from them about the nationality of the victims.They gave no further details about the explosion, nor was there any word from them about the nationality of the victims.
But Afghan officials in Kunduz said the attack targeted a convoy of US soldiers.But Afghan officials in Kunduz said the attack targeted a convoy of US soldiers.
They said two Afghan civilians were also killed.
In the earlier suicide bombing Kandahar, at least two people were killed and many others wounded.
The attacker blew up his minivan near Kandahar airfield - a major Nato base in the region. No foreign soldiers are reported to have been injured in the attack.
Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi says the group was responsible for the attack, the AFP news agency reports.
The attack came as thousands of US and UK forces continued with a major offensive against the Taliban in the south.