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Officials with the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan say improvised bomb explosions killed four NATO soldiers in the southern part of the country Saturday.
NATO did not release the nationalities of the soldiers nor specify whether the explosions were roadside bombs or suicide attacks.
The alliance also says an additional NATO soldier died Friday from wounds received last month.
Meanwhile, Afghan officials say coalition forces and local police killed 12 suspected militants during overnight operations in southern Uruzgan province Saturday.
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