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| Roadside bomb kills five Afghan troops in Laghman | Roadside bomb kills five Afghan troops in Laghman |
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| At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed and several others injured by a roadside bomb in the eastern province of Laghman, officials say. | At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed and several others injured by a roadside bomb in the eastern province of Laghman, officials say. |
| In violence in the south, at least three police were killed in a suicide bombing in Kandahar and a roadside blast killed one woman and injured six others, including children, in Helmand. | In violence in the south, at least three police were killed in a suicide bombing in Kandahar and a roadside blast killed one woman and injured six others, including children, in Helmand. |
| The Laghman convoy was returning from remote Badpakh area when the blast hit. | The Laghman convoy was returning from remote Badpakh area when the blast hit. |
| Militants frequently target security forces in Afghanistan. | Militants frequently target security forces in Afghanistan. |
| Taliban insurgents have a strong presence in the volatile southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand and have been leading attacks against Western forces and the Afghan government since they were ousted from power in 2001. | Taliban insurgents have a strong presence in the volatile southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand and have been leading attacks against Western forces and the Afghan government since they were ousted from power in 2001. |
| Laghman has witnessed small-scale attacks by militants over the past year and correspondents say that the Taliban have increased their presence in rural areas of the province. | Laghman has witnessed small-scale attacks by militants over the past year and correspondents say that the Taliban have increased their presence in rural areas of the province. |
| The province's relative proximity to Kabul, with its mountainous, highly forested valleys, makes it an attractive haven for militants. | |
| In September Nato forces killed eight women while conducting an operation targeting Taliban fighters in Laghman. It has since launched an investigation into the incident. | |
| Nato combat troops are set to withdraw from the country by the end of 2014, handing over security responsibility to their Afghan colleagues. |