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Bomb kills 3 New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan

Monday, August 20, 2012



WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three New Zealand soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in central Afghanistan.

The three soldiers were travelling in a vehicle yesterday in Bamiyan province, a once comparatively stable part of the country that has seen a recent increase in violence. Two New Zealand soldiers were killed in the same area during a firefight with insurgents earlier this month.

New Zealand has stationed a small group of 145 soldiers in Afghanistan since 2003; a contingent it plans to withdraw by the end of next year. Ten New Zealand soldiers have now died during the conflict.

Prime Minister John Key said yesterday that the deaths "underscore the gravity" of the situation the soldiers face there each day, adding that he would release further details of the incident later in the day.



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