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Afghan violence: Three Isaf soldiers killed in attack | Afghan violence: Three Isaf soldiers killed in attack |
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Three members of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, the force says. | |
A suicide attacker on a donkey blew himself up as a convoy of Afghan and foreign soldiers drove past in Wardak Province, a local official said. | |
In June, Nato handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan to Afghan forces, but some 97,000 troops remain. | In June, Nato handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan to Afghan forces, but some 97,000 troops remain. |
More than 100 Isaf soldiers have been killed this year. | |
As well as the three foreign soldiers, their Afghan interpreter was also killed, the spokesman for the provincial governor said. | |
Isaf currently has troops from 50 contributing nations - most of them, some 68,000, from the US - providing military back-up when needed. | |
By the end of 2014 all combat troops should have left to be replaced - if approved by the Afghan government - by a smaller force that will only train and advise. | By the end of 2014 all combat troops should have left to be replaced - if approved by the Afghan government - by a smaller force that will only train and advise. |
The pressure on contributing nations to withdraw their troops has been exacerbated by a series of "green-on-blue" attacks in which members of the Afghan security forces have killed coalition troops. | The pressure on contributing nations to withdraw their troops has been exacerbated by a series of "green-on-blue" attacks in which members of the Afghan security forces have killed coalition troops. |
At least 60 Nato personnel died in such attacks in 2012. Many more Afghan security force members have died at the hands of their colleagues, in so-called "green-on-green" attacks. | At least 60 Nato personnel died in such attacks in 2012. Many more Afghan security force members have died at the hands of their colleagues, in so-called "green-on-green" attacks. |
US President Barack Obama has not yet said how many troops he will leave in Afghanistan along with other Nato forces at the end of 2014. |