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Six NATO troops, 3 Afghan soldiers killed in ambush
10 Nov 2007 06:39:17 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Six troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and three Afghan soldiers have been killed in an ambush by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, ISAF said in a statement on Saturday.

Eight ISAF troops and 11 Afghan soldiers were also wounded in the fighting which began when insurgents ambushed their patrol from multiple positions with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, the statement said.


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