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Attacks by militants in Afghanistan have left four US and one French soldier dead, with the US death toll for 2010 now 14. | Attacks by militants in Afghanistan have left four US and one French soldier dead, with the US death toll for 2010 now 14. |
Nato said that one American had died in fighting in the east while another succumbed to wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in the south. | Nato said that one American had died in fighting in the east while another succumbed to wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in the south. |
Little information was given about a bomb which killed two more US soldiers. | Little information was given about a bomb which killed two more US soldiers. |
A roadside bomb attack to the north-east of the capital, Kabul, killed one French soldier. | A roadside bomb attack to the north-east of the capital, Kabul, killed one French soldier. |
Six international soldiers were killed in Afghanistan as a result of attacks on Monday, the deadliest day for foreign troops there in two months. | Six international soldiers were killed in Afghanistan as a result of attacks on Monday, the deadliest day for foreign troops there in two months. |
They were identified as three Americans, a Briton and two French soldiers. One of the French soldiers was mortally wounded, and died on Tuesday. | They were identified as three Americans, a Briton and two French soldiers. One of the French soldiers was mortally wounded, and died on Tuesday. |
At least 100,000 foreign military personnel are deployed in Afghanistan under Nato and US command. | |
Of these, at least 74,000 are Americans and 3,300 are French. |