Afghanistan

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3 U.S. Soldiers Among 8 Killed in Afghan Bombing
By AZAM AHMED
Published: July 23, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American and four Afghan soldiers and an interpreter were killed Tuesday morning in Wardak Province after an insurgent riding a donkey detonated a bomb in one of the most hotly contested districts in the country, officials said.
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Aside from the violent environment, Wardak has also become a center of political tension between the government and coalition forces operating in the area. After at least 17 Afghan villagers who had been detained by an American Special Forces unit in Nerkh District went missing and were later found dead, with evidence of torture, President Hamid Karzai temporarily banned such elite troops from operating in the province.
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