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3 Americans Killed in Southern Afghan Bombing 3 G.I.’s Killed in Afghan Bombing
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through an American military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least three soldiers in a volatile district of the Taliban heartland.KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through an American military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least three soldiers in a volatile district of the Taliban heartland.
A number of other soldiers were wounded in the attack, some of them seriously, said Col. Thomas Collins, a spokesman for the coalition. The blast took place in Zhare District in Kandahar Province, one of the central battlegrounds in the Obama administration’s surge of forces into Afghanistan.A number of other soldiers were wounded in the attack, some of them seriously, said Col. Thomas Collins, a spokesman for the coalition. The blast took place in Zhare District in Kandahar Province, one of the central battlegrounds in the Obama administration’s surge of forces into Afghanistan.
The district was largely under the control of the Taliban before the summer of 2010, when thousands of American and Afghan troops poured into the area. The soldiers have since managed to push the Taliban from many of the mud-brick villages that dot the area.The district was largely under the control of the Taliban before the summer of 2010, when thousands of American and Afghan troops poured into the area. The soldiers have since managed to push the Taliban from many of the mud-brick villages that dot the area.
But the American force in Zhare has been cut sharply over the past year, and the Taliban, who see the district as their home turf, remain a forceful presence. The district is still considered by the coalition to be among the most violent in Afghanistan.But the American force in Zhare has been cut sharply over the past year, and the Taliban, who see the district as their home turf, remain a forceful presence. The district is still considered by the coalition to be among the most violent in Afghanistan.
The attack on Tuesday was the second successful assault on coalition forces in two days. A day earlier, in the neighboring province of Helmand, three Georgian soldiers were killed by a truck bomb at their outpost.The attack on Tuesday was the second successful assault on coalition forces in two days. A day earlier, in the neighboring province of Helmand, three Georgian soldiers were killed by a truck bomb at their outpost.