 Two soldiers, one an American and the other an Afghan, were killed yesterday in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan that also wounded two US troops, a US military spokesman said.
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A Taleban spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yousuf, claimed responsibility for the attack in Kunar province, which borders Pakistan.
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Capt. Dwayne Wirfel, a spokesman for the US military in Afghanistan, said one US soldier had been killed and two wounded. He said an Afghan government soldier was also killed. âAn improvised explosive device struck their vehicle,â he said.
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More than 50 US soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year, the bloodiest period for US forces since they overthrew the Taleban in 2001 for refusing to hand over Osama Bin Laden. A US military statement earlier said one US service member was killed and four injured yesterday when their armored vehicle overturned in an accident in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. It said the accident had not been caused by hostile activity. |