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| KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bomb struck a military convoy on a major road in Kabul on Friday, killing three coalition soldiers and underscoring the continuing threat to foreign troops even as they assume a diminishing role in combat operations. | KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bomb struck a military convoy on a major road in Kabul on Friday, killing three coalition soldiers and underscoring the continuing threat to foreign troops even as they assume a diminishing role in combat operations. |
| The blast, which also wounded at least six civilians, occurred in the eastern part of Kabul shortly after 1 p.m. Friday as a group of armored vehicles drove along the highway near the Camp Phoenix military base. The police and American soldiers cordoned off the blast site in the hours after the attack, and officials provided only limited information about the extent of the damage. | The blast, which also wounded at least six civilians, occurred in the eastern part of Kabul shortly after 1 p.m. Friday as a group of armored vehicles drove along the highway near the Camp Phoenix military base. The police and American soldiers cordoned off the blast site in the hours after the attack, and officials provided only limited information about the extent of the damage. |
| The blast left a scene familiar to residents of Kabul: shattered glass, mangled metal and charred pieces of human flesh strewn along the highway. Shopkeepers spoke of chaos and confusion, as dirt and rubble from the blast obscured the area of detonation. The road, a major thoroughfare that goes all the way to the eastern city of Jalalabad, was closed for about three hours after the attack, slowing traffic heading in and out of the capital. | The blast left a scene familiar to residents of Kabul: shattered glass, mangled metal and charred pieces of human flesh strewn along the highway. Shopkeepers spoke of chaos and confusion, as dirt and rubble from the blast obscured the area of detonation. The road, a major thoroughfare that goes all the way to the eastern city of Jalalabad, was closed for about three hours after the attack, slowing traffic heading in and out of the capital. |
| It has been a particularly deadly month for international troops, especially the Americans, who make up a majority of the coalition forces. In the past 10 days, nine other soldiers have been killed in the country, according to coalition figures; the nationalities of those killed on Friday were unclear. A recent helicopter crash in the southern province of Zabul killed six American soldiers. Two American Marines and a British soldier were also killed in insurgent fire in southern and eastern Afghanistan. | It has been a particularly deadly month for international troops, especially the Americans, who make up a majority of the coalition forces. In the past 10 days, nine other soldiers have been killed in the country, according to coalition figures; the nationalities of those killed on Friday were unclear. A recent helicopter crash in the southern province of Zabul killed six American soldiers. Two American Marines and a British soldier were also killed in insurgent fire in southern and eastern Afghanistan. |
| “We lost the most ISAF members in June as a result of enemy forces’ attacks,” said a representative of the coalition forces, referring to the International Security Assistance Force. “For December, six ISAF members died as a result of enemy forces’ attacks, while an additional six ISAF members died in a helicopter crash, which is still under investigation.” | “We lost the most ISAF members in June as a result of enemy forces’ attacks,” said a representative of the coalition forces, referring to the International Security Assistance Force. “For December, six ISAF members died as a result of enemy forces’ attacks, while an additional six ISAF members died in a helicopter crash, which is still under investigation.” |
| The attack on Friday took place two days after a rocket assault on the American Embassy in Kabul, an attack that rattled diplomats but did not cause any injuries. | The attack on Friday took place two days after a rocket assault on the American Embassy in Kabul, an attack that rattled diplomats but did not cause any injuries. |
| American troops have largely left the battlefield in Afghanistan, focusing instead on returning billions of dollars in equipment to the United States and training their Afghan counterparts. The military death toll reflects the new reality: Fatalities among Afghan security forces have soared, while those among coalition forces have plummeted. | American troops have largely left the battlefield in Afghanistan, focusing instead on returning billions of dollars in equipment to the United States and training their Afghan counterparts. The military death toll reflects the new reality: Fatalities among Afghan security forces have soared, while those among coalition forces have plummeted. |