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Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Three 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. |
This is the latest of a series of attacks this month on international troops, who are due to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. | |
Some 100,000 soldiers are still serving with the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in the country. | |
Hostages freed | |
"We can confirm that three soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan today (Tuesday)," Isaf spokesman Maj Bryan Purtell was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. | |
The spokesman added that the earlier death toll of four had been revised down and a recovery operation was taking place at the scene. | |
The coalition and local Afghan officials confirmed that all the victims were Americans. | |
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. | 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. | The fate of two pilots, from Russia and Kyrgyzstan, and an Afghan translator remains unclear. |
On Monday, Reuters quoted the Taliban as saying that the three captives were still alive. |