US Marines after disarming an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) found in a field in Nawa district in Helmand Province Photo: AFP French, US Soldiers Killed In Afghan Attacks -- AFP
KABUL — Three US troops and a French soldier were killed in insurgent attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said.
The latest bloodshed comes after a month in which 75 soldiers were killed -- the highest number in a single month since the operation began in 2001.
More than 100,000 international troops are deployed in Afghanistan to help the young army fight a brutal Taliban-led insurgency which is mounting ahead of key presidential elections on August 20.
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