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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. | 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. | 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. |
| The attack is the latest in a series this month on international troops in Afghanistan. | |
| 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. |
| On 1 May, three British soldiers died in a roadside bomb blast. Three days later, seven Isaf soldiers were killed in separate attacks. | |
| In another development, the Taliban is reported to have freed the last four of eight Turkish civilians who were seized in April. | 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 Turks were in a group of 11 people captured in eastern Logar province when their helicopter was forced to land in bad weather. |
| The fate of two pilots, from Russia and Kyrgyzstan, and an Afghan translator remains unclear. | |
| Four of the Turks were freed earlier this week. |