News - Afghanistan

Three Nato troops were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, Isaf said.

Isaf did not provide more details about the exact location of the incident and nationality of the troops.

The incident happened a day after gunmen in Afghan police uniform opened fire on Nato troops in southern Afghanistan, killing one soldier, Isaf said.

Also on Monday, three Italian soldiers were killed in a vehicle during an operation in western Afghanistan, Isaf said.

Last month, an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops and wounded 16 others on a base in eastern Kapisa province.

After the attack, France suspended its training programme and threatened to withdraw its forces a year ahead Nato's schedule.

The death brings the number of foreign troops who have died this year in Afghanistan to 53, according to icasualties.org, a website that keeps a tally of foreign soldiers' deaths in the country.