5 US soldiers killed by bomb in southern Afghanistan
| Kabul
Five US soldiers were killed by a bomb in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Saturday, a US forces spokesman said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year.
The attack underscored the dangers faced by the NATO-濒别诲听聽(ISAF), even as they hand over much of the fighting to the Afghans ahead of a planned departure next year.
Nineteen US personnel have been killed in the last week in three air crashes and Saturday's bombing. Three British soldiers were also killed on Tuesday by a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand.
"This afternoon, five ISAF soldiers died when their vehicle struck an ... IED (improvised explosive device) in聽聽district," the聽聽said via its official聽听蹿别别诲.
聽borders Helmand province to the west and is considered one of the most volatile of Kandahar's districts.
Last month nine Afghan men working for a mine clearance organisation were taken captive by聽聽fighters there, though they were later released.
