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| Four US troops die in Afghanistan | Four US troops die in Afghanistan |
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| Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, the Nato-led international force says. | Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, the Nato-led international force says. |
| US military spokesman Lt Robert Carr confirmed the four were American soldiers. No further details were released about the deaths. | US military spokesman Lt Robert Carr confirmed the four were American soldiers. No further details were released about the deaths. |
| More foreign troops have been killed in July than in any other month since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. | More foreign troops have been killed in July than in any other month since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. |
| The spike in violence comes ahead of presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August. | The spike in violence comes ahead of presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August. |
| Meanwhile, the family of a US soldier held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan say they have been "overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and concern" they have received. | Meanwhile, the family of a US soldier held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan say they have been "overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and concern" they have received. |
| Pte Bowe Bergdahl, who went missing from his base in a Taliban stronghold near the Pakistani border last month, was shown in a Taliban video on Sunday. | Pte Bowe Bergdahl, who went missing from his base in a Taliban stronghold near the Pakistani border last month, was shown in a Taliban video on Sunday. |
| In the video, he said US troops are suffering from low morale and should be brought home "where we belong". | In the video, he said US troops are suffering from low morale and should be brought home "where we belong". |
| The 23-year-old from Ketchum, Idaho, is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. | The 23-year-old from Ketchum, Idaho, is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. |