Six
Nato troops killed in Afghanistan blast
Deaths
bring to eight the number of Nato soldiers killed in the country over
the weekend
8
July, 2012
A
bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed six Nato service
members, on a day where a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs
and insurgent attacks.
Nato
said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device but
provided no further details about the attack and did not identify the
dead service members. The statement said Nato's policy is to allow
"national authorities" to give details about the soldiers.
A
surge in Afghan and coalition forces during the past two years routed
Taliban fighters from many of their strongholds in the south, but the
insurgents have stepped up their attacks this summer to take back key
areas.
The
service members' deaths were the latest on Sunday caused by bombs
planted by insurgents along roadsides, paths or mountain tracks.
In
addition to the six Nato deaths, bombs and attacks killed 16 Afghan
civilians, five policemen and two members of the US-led coalition in
southern Afghanistan, Afghan and Nato authorities said.
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