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Five US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombings
The deaths due to roadside bombings in Afghanistan have brought to 14 the number of US and other international troops killed so far this month
- AP
- Published: 09:32 July 6, 2010
- Image Credit: AFP
- US military police of the 293rd Battalion gesture to locals as they patrol in Kandahar.
Kabul: Nato said that five US service members have been killed by roadside bombs - two in the west, two in the south and one in the east of the country. No other details have as yet been disclosed.
Also on Monday, the British Defence Ministry said a British soldier had been killed in a blast during a vehicle patrol in the southern Helmand province.
Their deaths have brought to 14 the number of US and other international troops killed so far this month.
June was the deadliest month of the war for US and international forces.
The AP count, based on announcements by the alliance and national commands, indicates that 103 international service members, including 60 Americans, died in June.
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