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Suicide bomber kills Nato troops | Suicide bomber kills Nato troops |
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Three Nato soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance says. | Three Nato soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance says. |
Six others were hurt in the blast. Nato did not say where the attack took place nor identify the victims. Most foreign troops in the east are from the US. | |
Earlier, the US-led coalition said three of its troops and two Afghan soldiers had been killed in eastern Kunar province on Sunday. | |
Attacks have soared in Afghanistan, with over 3,000 people killed in 2007. | Attacks have soared in Afghanistan, with over 3,000 people killed in 2007. |
Air support | Air support |
Nato said its forces were at a bridge construction project when a suicide bomber blew himself up. | Nato said its forces were at a bridge construction project when a suicide bomber blew himself up. |
Two soldiers were killed instantly, and a third died as he was being taken for treatment. | Two soldiers were killed instantly, and a third died as he was being taken for treatment. |
In the clash in Kunar province, 10 other coalition troops were wounded on Sunday, the coalition said. | In the clash in Kunar province, 10 other coalition troops were wounded on Sunday, the coalition said. |
It said up to 22 militants had been killed in two other clashes in the south. There was no immediate reaction to the reports from the Taleban. | |
Statements from the coalition said that all three incidents were sparked by ambushes from insurgent forces. | Statements from the coalition said that all three incidents were sparked by ambushes from insurgent forces. |
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says the number of casualties in the Kunar clash is unusually high for one encounter. | The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says the number of casualties in the Kunar clash is unusually high for one encounter. |
In the other incidents, in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, the coalition said insurgents had been repulsed by Afghan government forces acting with coalition supervision. | |
In the Helmand encounter, it said 12 rebels had been killed after Afghan forces called in coalition air support, which helped identify targets but did not engage the insurgents. | |
The reports could not be independently confirmed. | The reports could not be independently confirmed. |