Roadside mine kills 5 Afghan troops

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At least five Afghan soldiers has been killed in a roadside mine blast in Zarghun district.

19 October,2011 12:24 pm

The spokesman for the governor of Herat province says five Afghan army troops were killed by a roadside mine.Mohyaddin Noori said the four soldiers and one officer were on their way back to their base in the western Afghanistan provinces Pashtun Zarghun district at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, and the mine blew up as their army pickup truck was passing by. He said it was not immediately clear if the mine was detonated by remote or if they had driven over it.The deaths come as Afghan and international forces are stepping up their fight against Taliban and al-Qaida-linked insurgents in other parts of the country, with the focus along the eastern border area with Pakistan.