KABUL // Three soldiers from the Nato-led force were killed in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, the alliance said.
Separately, Afghan army commandos and US-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants with arms fire and close air support in eastern Laghman province. The militants were killed during an operation yesterday aimed at disrupting Taliban safe-havens and IED cells in the area, a US military statement said. The Taliban could not be reached immediately for comment. Afghanistan has seen a surge in violence this year as the hard line Taliban step up their campaign of guerilla attacks, backed by suicide and roadside bombs to overthrow the pro-Western Afghan government and drive out foreign troops.
* Reuters
