Five police officers were also killed in the fighting, which erupted near the city of Kandahar and lasted for several hours.
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Also yesterday, the U.S. military said seven suspected bomb makers were arrested during a search in eastern Khost Province
A French soldier was killed today in a blast during a mine clearance operation near Afghanistan's main international airport in the capital, Kabul.
And two Canadian soldiers were wounded today when their convoy hit a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province.
(Reuters, AFP, AP)
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