Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (AP) – 56 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside bomb tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing three police and two civilians.

No other details about the attacks on the U.S. troops were given by NATO and the identities of those killed were not immediately released in keeping with standard procedure.

A total of 55 foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan this month, including 35 Americans, according to a count by The Associated Press. July was the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion, with 66 killed.

U.S. troops make up about 100,000 of the 120,000-strong foreign military contingent in Afghanistan, most of them in the south and east where the Taliban is most deeply entrenched.
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Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan