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| Five Nato troops killed in southern Afghanistan | |
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| Five Nato soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials have said, without giving the cause of the deaths or releasing the nationalities of the victims. | Five Nato soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials have said, without giving the cause of the deaths or releasing the nationalities of the victims. |
| The deaths on Monday were the worst single incident for the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) since five British soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the southern province of Kandahar on 26 April. | The deaths on Monday were the worst single incident for the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) since five British soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the southern province of Kandahar on 26 April. |
| The US-led force is winding down operations in Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting Taliban insurgents. | The US-led force is winding down operations in Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting Taliban insurgents. |
| All remaining 50,000 Nato combat troops are due to leave the country by the end of this year, though a small US deployment will remain until the end of 2016 if a long-delayed deal is signed between Washington and Kabul. | All remaining 50,000 Nato combat troops are due to leave the country by the end of this year, though a small US deployment will remain until the end of 2016 if a long-delayed deal is signed between Washington and Kabul. |
| "Five International Security Assistance Force service members died in southern Afghanistan yesterday," Isaf said in a brief statement. | "Five International Security Assistance Force service members died in southern Afghanistan yesterday," Isaf said in a brief statement. |
| "It is Isaf policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities." | "It is Isaf policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities." |
| The south and east of Afghanistan are the most violent parts of the country as the Taliban wage a guerrilla war against the Kabul government and remaining Nato troops. | The south and east of Afghanistan are the most violent parts of the country as the Taliban wage a guerrilla war against the Kabul government and remaining Nato troops. |