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Afghanistan Bombs Kill 4 US Soldiers, Wound 2 American Officials
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Explosives planted along roadside hit soldiers during operation
against militants Two bomb explosions in Afghanistan, blamed on
Taleban insurgents, have killed four American soldiers and wounded two
U.S. Embassy officials.

A roadside bomb in southern Zabul province killed the four soldiers
and wounded three others early Sunday. The area, Deh Chopan, has seen
a surge of fighting in recent weeks, with more than 200 suspected
militants killed.

Hours later, in the western outskirts of Kabul, a roadside bomb went
off near a convoy of U.S. Embassy vehicles, slightly wounding two
embassy officials.

In a separate incident, in southern Kandahar province, gunmen on
motorcycles gunned down a senior pro-government cleric.

Violence in Afghanistan has surged in recent months as Taleban
insurgents try to sabotage next month's parliamentary elections.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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