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| KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an explosion in Afghanistan, the United States military said. It was the worst loss of life in the country for the United States this year. Three other soldiers and an American contractor were wounded. | KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an explosion in Afghanistan, the United States military said. It was the worst loss of life in the country for the United States this year. Three other soldiers and an American contractor were wounded. |
| The deaths took place near Ghazni City, in the southeastern province of the same name, from the detonation of a roadside bomb, the military said in a statement. | The deaths took place near Ghazni City, in the southeastern province of the same name, from the detonation of a roadside bomb, the military said in a statement. |
| The events came only three days after another American soldier was killed in the southeastern province of Nimroz during a fight with militants linked to Al Qaeda, the military said in a statement. The military also said that the soldier, Sgt. Leandro A. S. Jasso, a 25-year-old Army Ranger from Washington State, was shot accidentally by a soldier from an Afghan “partner force,” adding, “There were no indications he was shot intentionally.” | The events came only three days after another American soldier was killed in the southeastern province of Nimroz during a fight with militants linked to Al Qaeda, the military said in a statement. The military also said that the soldier, Sgt. Leandro A. S. Jasso, a 25-year-old Army Ranger from Washington State, was shot accidentally by a soldier from an Afghan “partner force,” adding, “There were no indications he was shot intentionally.” |
| The three soldiers killed on Tuesday were not identified, in line with American policy to wait until 24 hours after their next of kin are notified. The military said the four Americans who were wounded in the explosion were evacuated for medical treatment. | The three soldiers killed on Tuesday were not identified, in line with American policy to wait until 24 hours after their next of kin are notified. The military said the four Americans who were wounded in the explosion were evacuated for medical treatment. |
| It was the worst attack on American troops in Afghanistan in a year when a total of 13 have been killed, many of them in insider attacks, blamed on infiltrators or turncoats among allied Afghan military forces. In August, three Czech soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber as they patrolled near the Bagram military base. | It was the worst attack on American troops in Afghanistan in a year when a total of 13 have been killed, many of them in insider attacks, blamed on infiltrators or turncoats among allied Afghan military forces. In August, three Czech soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber as they patrolled near the Bagram military base. |
| A Czech soldier was also killed in an insider attack in the western province of Herat last month, and a military investigation is underway into whether his killer was beaten or tortured to death while in military custody. The American Green Beret unit at the scene has been sent back to the United States, officials said. | A Czech soldier was also killed in an insider attack in the western province of Herat last month, and a military investigation is underway into whether his killer was beaten or tortured to death while in military custody. The American Green Beret unit at the scene has been sent back to the United States, officials said. |
| Few details were immediately available on the events in Ghazni on Tuesday. Ghazni city was the scene of a determined attack by the Taliban in August, and the insurgents also control or threaten much of the rest of the province. | Few details were immediately available on the events in Ghazni on Tuesday. Ghazni city was the scene of a determined attack by the Taliban in August, and the insurgents also control or threaten much of the rest of the province. |
| While American and coalition casualties have dropped sharply over the past several years, Afghan security force casualties have risen dramatically. Figures released by the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, show that an average of 25 Afghan soldiers or police officers are being killed each day. |