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Five foreign troops killed in Afghanistan

An improvised explosive device (IED) killed four US-led coalition soldiers on Saturday in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the scene of a large anti-Taliban offensive and an insurgent jail break.

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  • Published: 19:01 June 21, 2008
  • Gulf News

Kabul: An improvised explosive device (IED) killed four US-led coalition soldiers on Saturday in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the scene of a large anti-Taliban offensive and an insurgent jail break.

Two coalition soldiers were also wounded in the blast, a US military statement said, without giving further details.

In another incident, an IED killed a Polish soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and wounded four more on Saturday in the southeastern province of Paktika, the Polish news agency (PAP) said.

The Taliban have upped pressure on Kandahar in the past two weeks, freeing at least 300 of their comrades in the jail break, then occupying areas outside the town, forcing Afghan and foreign troops to launch a large offensive to clear them out.

The militant group has vowed to step up their campaign of suicide and roadside bombings this year to weaken the pro-Western Afghan government and wear down Western support for the continued presence of international troops inside the country.

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