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| Afghanistan: three Americans and one Italian killed in separate attacks | Afghanistan: three Americans and one Italian killed in separate attacks |
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| Three Nato soldiers and a civilian have been killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan. | Three Nato soldiers and a civilian have been killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan. |
| Two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in Paktika when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on them, according to a spokeswoman for Afghanistan's Nato-led force. The attacker was killed in a shootout which also injured two US soldiers. | Two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in Paktika when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on them, according to a spokeswoman for Afghanistan's Nato-led force. The attacker was killed in a shootout which also injured two US soldiers. |
| In western Afghanistan, an attacker threw explosives into an armoured vehicle, killing an Italian soldier and wounding three others. | In western Afghanistan, an attacker threw explosives into an armoured vehicle, killing an Italian soldier and wounding three others. |
| The Italian defence ministry said the attack in Farah province came as the soldiers were returning to their base from training Afghan security forces. | The Italian defence ministry said the attack in Farah province came as the soldiers were returning to their base from training Afghan security forces. |
| The convoy of three armoured vehicles slowed down near a junction and an attacker ran up and threw an explosive device into the lead vehicle. The three wounded soldiers' injuries were not life-threatening, the ministry said. | The convoy of three armoured vehicles slowed down near a junction and an attacker ran up and threw an explosive device into the lead vehicle. The three wounded soldiers' injuries were not life-threatening, the ministry said. |
| The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, with a spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, claiming that the attacker was an 11-year-old boy. | The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, with a spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, claiming that the attacker was an 11-year-old boy. |
| The deaths on Saturday brought to 16 the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this month. On Thursday, seven Georgian soldiers died in a lorry bombing at their base in the south. | The deaths on Saturday brought to 16 the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this month. On Thursday, seven Georgian soldiers died in a lorry bombing at their base in the south. |
| Taliban insurgents have launched intense attacks across the country as Afghan forces take over most security responsibility before the majority of foreign troops withdraw next year. | Taliban insurgents have launched intense attacks across the country as Afghan forces take over most security responsibility before the majority of foreign troops withdraw next year. |
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