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| Three members of US military killed in Afghanistan explosion | Three members of US military killed in Afghanistan explosion |
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| Three US military service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on Tuesday near the central Afghan city of Ghazni, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. | Three US military service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on Tuesday near the central Afghan city of Ghazni, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. |
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| A US civilian contractor was also wounded in the blast and was receiving treatment with the other wounded, the statement said, giving no further details. | A US civilian contractor was also wounded in the blast and was receiving treatment with the other wounded, the statement said, giving no further details. |
| The deaths are the latest in a growing toll on US forces in Afghanistan following the death of an army ranger following an operation against al-Qaida militants in Nimruz province on Saturday. Resolute Support said the soldier had been accidentally shot by a member of Afghan partner forces. | The deaths are the latest in a growing toll on US forces in Afghanistan following the death of an army ranger following an operation against al-Qaida militants in Nimruz province on Saturday. Resolute Support said the soldier had been accidentally shot by a member of Afghan partner forces. |
| There was no word on the circumstances of the blast on Tuesday but Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over areas of Afghanistan this year. | There was no word on the circumstances of the blast on Tuesday but Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over areas of Afghanistan this year. |
| The city was overrun by a large Taliban force earlier this year before being driven off by Afghan and US forces after days of heavy fighting. | The city was overrun by a large Taliban force earlier this year before being driven off by Afghan and US forces after days of heavy fighting. |
| Mohammad Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said an armoured vehicle carrying US troops hit a large roadside bomb in the Shahbaz area, just outside the city. | Mohammad Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said an armoured vehicle carrying US troops hit a large roadside bomb in the Shahbaz area, just outside the city. |
| He said US special forces had been conducting operations with Afghan forces around Ghazni city since Monday. | He said US special forces had been conducting operations with Afghan forces around Ghazni city since Monday. |
| At least 11 US service members have now died in Afghanistan this year, in combat or in so-called “insider attacks” by Afghan soldiers or police. | At least 11 US service members have now died in Afghanistan this year, in combat or in so-called “insider attacks” by Afghan soldiers or police. |
| Four Czech soldiers, serving with Resolute Support, have also been killed. | Four Czech soldiers, serving with Resolute Support, have also been killed. |
| Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over regions of Afghanistan this year and many areas close to the city are in the hands of the Taliban. | Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over regions of Afghanistan this year and many areas close to the city are in the hands of the Taliban. |
| The city, which sits on the main highway linking the capital Kabul with Kandahar in the south, was overrun this year by a large Taliban force before it was driven off by Afghan and US troops after days of heavy fighting. | The city, which sits on the main highway linking the capital Kabul with Kandahar in the south, was overrun this year by a large Taliban force before it was driven off by Afghan and US troops after days of heavy fighting. |
| About 14,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan as part of Resolute Support and a separate counter-terrorism mission aimed against militant groups such as al-Qaida and Isis. | About 14,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan as part of Resolute Support and a separate counter-terrorism mission aimed against militant groups such as al-Qaida and Isis. |
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