US Army soldiers carry a wounded comrade injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar province on October 13, 2012.<\/p>\n
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A powerful bomb explosion has killed at least four US-led soldiers and injured several others in the troubled southern Afghanistan, NATO sources say.\n<\/p>\n
The fatalities come after an improvised explosive device (IED) ripped through the soldiers\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 vehicle in Kandahar province – one of the most dangerous regions for foreign forces in the war-ravaged country.\n<\/p>\n
The Western military alliance has not yet released further details regarding the soldiers’ nationality or the exact location of the incident.\n<\/p>\n
The latest deaths bring the number of US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year to at least 63.\n<\/p>\n
The number of casualties among foreign troops peaks at this time of year, known as the Taliban spring offensive, as the militants step up their attacks on US-led forces during this period.\n<\/p>\n
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan as part of Washington\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but the country is still gripped by insecurity.\n<\/p>\n
The Afghan conflict has seen a surge in attacks on foreign troops in recent months. More than four hundred foreign soldiers were killed in the war-torn country last year alone.\n<\/p>\n
The increasing number of military casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.\n<\/p>\n
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