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| Afghan blast kills Nato soldiers | Afghan blast kills Nato soldiers |
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| A suicide bomber has attacked a Nato military convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing three Nato soldiers, two of them Danish. | A suicide bomber has attacked a Nato military convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing three Nato soldiers, two of them Danish. |
| Police say a number of Afghan civilians were injured when the bomb went off near the convoy in Helmand province. | Police say a number of Afghan civilians were injured when the bomb went off near the convoy in Helmand province. |
| Earlier reports said some Afghan civilians had been killed in the blast in the district of Gereshk. | Earlier reports said some Afghan civilians had been killed in the blast in the district of Gereshk. |
| There has been a sharp increase in violence in Afghanistan this year. Suicide bombs are increasingly common. | There has been a sharp increase in violence in Afghanistan this year. Suicide bombs are increasingly common. |
| On Sunday night a Canadian soldier was killed in an explosion in Kandahar province. | On Sunday night a Canadian soldier was killed in an explosion in Kandahar province. |
| More than 450 international troops have died in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2006 . | |
| Last week, six people were killed and at least 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a coalition convoy near the airport in the capital, Kabul. | Last week, six people were killed and at least 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a coalition convoy near the airport in the capital, Kabul. |
| Last month, a car bomb attack in southern city of Kandahar killed more than 100 people. It was the worst single attack since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. | Last month, a car bomb attack in southern city of Kandahar killed more than 100 people. It was the worst single attack since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. |
| A UN report published this week said there were 8,000 conflict-related deaths in 2007 - a fifth of which were civilians. | A UN report published this week said there were 8,000 conflict-related deaths in 2007 - a fifth of which were civilians. |