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Nato troops killed in Afghan bomb Nato troops killed in Afghan bomb
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A suicide car bomb has struck a convoy of foreign troops outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing two soldiers, the Nato-led force has said. Two Canadian soldiers have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the Canadian defence ministry has said.
An Afghan civilian was also killed and another injured in the attack. An Afghan civilian was also killed and another injured in the attack, a Nato spokesman said earlier.
The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and injured 25 - many of them children - in an attack on a restaurant. The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and injured 25 in a restaurant.
Militants linked to the Taleban have carried out a wave of attacks in Afghanistan recently. Attacks by the Taleban and their allies have soared carried out a wave of attacks in Afghanistan recently.
Monday's deaths bring to 44 the number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2002, the vast majority of them this year.
Separately, one soldier from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) was killed and another injured when their vehicle rolled down an embankment in north-eastern Nuristan province on Sunday.
Flames and smokeFlames and smoke
The attacker drove his car up to the convoy and then detonated the bomb near a gate that welcomes travellers into Kandahar, Associated Press quoted provincial chief, Ismatullah Alizai, as saying. Monday's attacker drove his car up to the convoy and then detonated the bomb near a gate that welcomes travellers into Kandahar, Associated Press quoted provincial chief, Ismatullah Alizai, as saying.
Mr Alizai told the agency that 15 camels who were with a group of nomads were also killed in the attack.Mr Alizai told the agency that 15 camels who were with a group of nomads were also killed in the attack.
Reuters, quoting eyewitnesses in the area, said flames and smoke rose from one of the vehicles and a Nato helicopter hovered overhead.Reuters, quoting eyewitnesses in the area, said flames and smoke rose from one of the vehicles and a Nato helicopter hovered overhead.
They said Nato forces have sealed off the site of the attack which took place on a road where several government buildings are located. They said Nato forces sealed off the site of the attack which took place on a road where several government buildings are located.
Deadliest
The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in Orgun district near the border with Pakistan .The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in Orgun district near the border with Pakistan .
The governor of the province said the intended victims were a district chief and an army officer, both of whom escaped with minor injuries.The governor of the province said the intended victims were a district chief and an army officer, both of whom escaped with minor injuries.
Governor Mohammed Akram Akhpelwak said several provincial officials were hurt in the bombing. But a Taleban spokesman claimed both the targeted persons had been killed.
He told the Reuters news agency the dead also included members of a militia working alongside US troops in the area. He said the attack was carried out by a member of his group, a 30-year-old resident of southern Khost province.
Deadliest
Governor Mohammed Akram Khpalwak said several provincial officials were hurt in the bombing.
He told Reuters news agency the dead also included members of a militia working alongside US troops in the area.
Sunday's attack was the deadliest since a suicide bombing in Kabul in September killed 16 people, two of them US soldiers.Sunday's attack was the deadliest since a suicide bombing in Kabul in September killed 16 people, two of them US soldiers.
Separately, Nato forces say they killed at least 50 Taleban fighters in two separate battles in the southern province of Uruzgan on Saturday.Separately, Nato forces say they killed at least 50 Taleban fighters in two separate battles in the southern province of Uruzgan on Saturday.
One Nato soldier was also killed, a spokesman for the alliance said.One Nato soldier was also killed, a spokesman for the alliance said.
Villagers in one of the affected areas told the BBC that 12 civilians had been killed in the air strikes but Nato said it could not confirm these claims.Villagers in one of the affected areas told the BBC that 12 civilians had been killed in the air strikes but Nato said it could not confirm these claims.
Meanwhile, an Isaf spokesman has expressed regrets over the killing of a civilian in the southern Helmand province.
The man was killed by Isaf fire when his vehicle, which was approaching an Isaf convoy, failed to stop despite clear signals, "including the use of flares and warning shots", the spokesman said.