Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. 10 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan VOA News 07 June 2010 Ten NATO soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest days in months for the alliance as it continues to battle Taliban militants. NATO said a roadside bomb killed five of the soldiers Monday in eastern Afghanistan. The others were killed in gunbattles and bomb attacks. The alliance did not provide the soldiers' nationalities. Two foreign contractors -- one an American -- were killed Monday in a Taliban suicide attack on a police training center in the southern city of Kandahar.  Meanwhile, the United States is downplaying Afghan President Hamid Karzai's removal of two top security officials who had strong U.S. support. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called it an internal Afghan matter, but urged Mr. Karzai to name replacements of what he called "equal caliber."  Afghan Interior Minister Hanif Atmar and intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh were blamed for security lapses in the failed Taliban attack on a national peace conference last week. Their removal Sunday took American and other Western officials by surprise.  Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. .