US: Afghan clash kills 5 international troops

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Source: Associated Press

KABUL (AP) — Officials say five international troops, including three Americans, have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.

NATO forces say insurgents attacked Afghan and international forces Friday with rocket-propelled grenades and guns. They say the troops called in air support and the militants withdrew and are being pursued.

Col. Greg Julian, a spokesman for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, confirmed that three of the dead were Americans. The nationalities of the other two were not immediately known. NATO typically waits for countries to release the nationality of their casualties.

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Gunmen attacked the troops' convoy as they traveled to a village to talk to elders about security, the military said in a statement. The troops killed one militant in the initial clash and another 14 as they pursued insurgents who were firing on them from a nearby hillside, it said.



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