In Afghanistan,

A land mine explosion killed a NATO soldier and wounded four more Thursday in eastern Afghanistan, where fighting between U.S.-led troops and suspected Taliban left eight militants and a policeman dead, officials said…
The nationality of the troops was not released, although most of the NATO soldiers in the east are American….
The latest NATO death brings the number of foreign troops killed this year to 90. Three Canadian troops died Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Kandahar province.

And in Iraq,

At least 14 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the past two days, the US military has said.
Twelve of the dead were killed in Baghdad where US and Iraqi forces are involved in a major security operation that is aimed at ending the violence.

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