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| Soldiers killed in Afghan ambush | Soldiers killed in Afghan ambush |
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| Six Nato soldiers and three Afghan troops have been killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said. | Six Nato soldiers and three Afghan troops have been killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said. |
| Militants ambushed the joint patrol of Afghan soldiers and troops from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), the alliance said. | Militants ambushed the joint patrol of Afghan soldiers and troops from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), the alliance said. |
| The rebels attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. | The rebels attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. |
| A US military spokesman said American soldiers were killed in the fighting in eastern Nuristan province, Associated Press news agency reported. | |
| Taleban resurgence | |
| The spokesman, Lt Col David Accetta, said the troops were returning from a meeting with village elders when they came under fire from several positions simultaneously. | |
| He described the attack as a "complex ambush". | |
| Most of the Isaf troops in eastern Afghanistan are American. | |
| Fighting between militants and international forces has intensified in the last two years as the Taleban have mounted a resurgence. | Fighting between militants and international forces has intensified in the last two years as the Taleban have mounted a resurgence. |
| There are currently more than 50,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan. | |
| About 40,000 are under the command of Isaf, the rest form a coalition under US direction. |