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Four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
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Four U.S. service members killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan

Two people killed in explosion at Kabul International Airport, six wounded

Official: Suicide bomber struck near gate of military section of airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four U.S. service members were killed in fighting Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

The deaths took place in Kunar province in what a spokeswoman called an "ongoing event."

Troop deaths have mounted in Afghanistan this year as American and other international forces have stepped up their fight against the Taliban.

August was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in the nearly eight-year-old war, with 52 fatalities. The four deaths on Tuesday bring the number of U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan to 13 in September.

Elsewhere, a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded six others Tuesday morning in the Kabul airport's military section, Afghan officials said.

U.S. and Belgian nationals were among the wounded, a Western diplomatic official told CNN. The victims were all civilians, the Interior Ministry official said.

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