NATO confirm death of 4 US soldiers in southern Afghanistan

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Four US soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a roadside bomb attack.

NATO confirmed the deaths of the ISAF soldiers in Kandahar province in a statement.

The soldiers were on patrol in the Zhari district when their convoy was struck by a bomb likely planted by the Taliban.

"The convoy struck an IED (improvised explosive devise) in Zhari district this afternoon," US Col. Thomas Collins told the Associated Press.

On Monday, a roadside bomb killed three Georgian soldiers near Kandahar city.

Georgia has more than 1500 troops in Afghanistan and has lost 22 soldiers.

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