Four NATO soldiers killed in Afghan bomb attack

Four members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed today in an improved explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.

Four members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed on Wednesday in an improved explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.

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Another ISAF member died in a separate insurgent attack elsewhere in the country, NATO said.

This has been the bloodiest period since the Taliban were ousted in 2001 as a troop surge brings to around 150,000 the number of foreign forces fighting against the insurgency.