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Nato Afghanistan soldiers killed in Kandahar | Nato Afghanistan soldiers killed in Kandahar |
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Four US soldiers with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. | |
A government spokesman in the southern province of Kandahar said the soldiers were in a convoy in Zhari district. Several others were reported wounded. | |
Taliban insurgents announced the start of their spring offensive in March. | Taliban insurgents announced the start of their spring offensive in March. |
On Monday, three Georgian soldiers serving with the Nato-led Isaf force died in an attack in the neighbouring province of Helmand. | On Monday, three Georgian soldiers serving with the Nato-led Isaf force died in an attack in the neighbouring province of Helmand. |
In another development, the Taliban is reported to have freed the last four of eight Turkish civilians who were seized in April. | |
The Turks were in a group of 11 people captured in eastern Logar province when their helicopter was forced to land in bad weather. | |
The first four were freed earlier this week. |