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Nato soldiers die in Afghanistan | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Nato says four of its troops have been killed in three attacks in Afghanistan. | |
Two Nato soldiers were killed in western Afghanistan, while another died in a small-arms attack in the south. | |
A fourth was killed in a bombing, also in the south, a statement said. The nationalities of the four soldiers killed have not yet been released. | |
Earlier, at least four civilians were reported killed in a suicide car bomb attack near Kandahar. Afghan officials say the bomber targeted a Nato convoy. | |
The Taliban said they carried out the attack near Kandahar. | |
The blast occurred near the airport, an important base for Nato forces battling militants across southern Afghanistan. | |
It came a day after a roadside bomb killed 11 civilians in neighbouring Helmand province, where Nato and Afghan forces are waging a major offensive against Taliban fighters. | |
On Friday, the US military said it was planning a new offensive later this year to drive the Taliban from Kandahar. | On Friday, the US military said it was planning a new offensive later this year to drive the Taliban from Kandahar. |