At least two foreign soldiers have been killed and a number of others have been injured in Afghanistan's troubled southern province of Zabul.
According to Afghan officials, the troops died after a bomb planted on a bridge went off as their patrol car was passing by.
Three more servicemen were reportedly wounded. Nationalities of the soldiers remain unknown.
Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying four foreign troops were killed in the blast.
Meanwhile, a local official says a similar explosion in the nearby province of Kandahar has left two Afghan soldiers dead and three others wounded.
A UN report says 2009 was the deadliest year for both Afghan civilians and foreign forces since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. However, officials believe that the number of foreign casualties in 2010 will surpass that of last year.
Thousands have been killed since the US led the invasion of Afghanistan. Most of the victims have been civilians residing in the conflict areas.
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