7 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

2009-07-08 09:53 BJT

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Bombs and bullets have killed seven American troops in Afghanistan. Three NATO troops also died in a helicopter crash in one of the deadliest days for foreign troops in Afghanistan

An Afghan farmer watches as US Marines head to the site of a blast which damaged a US vehicle in Garmsir district of Helmand province in Afghanistan on July 6.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
An Afghan farmer watches as US Marines head to the site of a blast which
damaged a US vehicle in Garmsir district of Helmand province in Afghanistan
on July 6.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

Four of the deaths on Monday came in an attack on a team of US military trainers in northern Kunduz province.

The attacks came as thousands of US Marines continued their massive anti-Taliban offensive in the south.

Two Afghan civilians were also killed in the attack. Also on Monday, two Americans were killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan.

And another American soldier died of wounds in a Monday fire-fight with militants in the east. It was the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since July 13th, 2008 when 10 soldiers were killed.

Editor: Zhang Pengfei | Source: CCTV.com