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| Khost suicide bomb: Nato troops among dead in Afghan blast | Khost suicide bomb: Nato troops among dead in Afghan blast |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people, three of them Nato soldiers, in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, Nato and local officials say. | |
| Nato did not confirm the nationalities of the soldiers, but correspondents say US troops operate in the area. | Nato did not confirm the nationalities of the soldiers, but correspondents say US troops operate in the area. |
| The Taliban claimed the attack, which also killed 10 civilians, six police and an Afghan interpreter for Nato. | |
| Witnesses said the attacker waited for the soldiers to leave their vehicles before detonating the bomb. | Witnesses said the attacker waited for the soldiers to leave their vehicles before detonating the bomb. |
| About 60 people were wounded in the attack, some critically. | |
| "A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a joint patrol in Khost city in a crowded area," the governor's office said. | "A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a joint patrol in Khost city in a crowded area," the governor's office said. |
| Khost, like other parts of eastern Afghanistan, has seen a dramatic rise in violence. | Khost, like other parts of eastern Afghanistan, has seen a dramatic rise in violence. |
| In June, a suicide bomber killed 21 people including three US troops and a local interpreter in the city. | In June, a suicide bomber killed 21 people including three US troops and a local interpreter in the city. |
| The Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network regularly mount large-scale attacks and suicide bombings in the area. | The Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network regularly mount large-scale attacks and suicide bombings in the area. |
| Over the weekend, a shooting at a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan took the US military's death toll in the war past 2,000. | Over the weekend, a shooting at a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan took the US military's death toll in the war past 2,000. |
| Three US soldiers and contractor were killed in the attack in Wardak province on Saturday, along with three Afghan soldiers. | Three US soldiers and contractor were killed in the attack in Wardak province on Saturday, along with three Afghan soldiers. |