US soldier killed in Afghan blast

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An American soldier has been killed in in southern Afghanistan in an explosion set off by Taliban militants, Nato-led forces said.

The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). No further details about the incident were given.

Attacks by militants in Afghanistan have killed 15 US soldiers in 2010.

At least 100,000 foreign military personnel are deployed in Afghanistan under Nato and US command. Of these, at least 74,000 are American.

President Barack Obama announced last month that an additional 30,000 US troops would be deployed quickly in Afghanistan to fight the insurgency.

The reinforcements will take the total number of US troops in Afghanistan to more than 100,000.

Foreign and Afghan troops are regularly targeted by Taliban militants and the Taliban has vowed to carry out more attacks against international troops.