3 Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Three Polish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a roadside blast in central Afghanistan, officials said.

Polish Defence Ministry spokesman Jacek Poplawski said the blast occurred in the central Ghazni province. A fourth soldier was wounded.

The attack comes days after 10 French NATO paratroopers were killed and 21 others were wounded in Kabul province.

Meanwhile, in eastern Laghman province, U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 30 insurgents in a raid using small arms and air strikes.

No coalition or Afghan troops were killed during that raid, however.

With files from the Associated Press

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