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US Soldier Killed, 4 Wounded in Afghanistan Bomb Attack

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A U.S. soldier has been killed and four others wounded in a bomb attack in southeastern Afghanistan.

The U.S. military says the troops were conducting security operations when the blast occurred Friday in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan.

American casualties have been mounting amid a major upsurge in violence across Afghanistan ahead of legislative elections scheduled on September 18.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.

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