Attacks in Afghanistan

Some of the deadliest attacks on NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan this year:

· Aug. 18: About 100 insurgents kill 10 French troops outside Kabul, while six suicide bombers try to storm a NATO alliance base.

· Aug. 1: Roadside bombs kill five NATO soldiers and a civilian in eastern Afghanistan.

· July 13: A militant assault by about 200 fighters at a remote U.S. base on the provincial border of Nurestan and Konar, close to Pakistan, kills nine American soldiers and wounds 15.

· June 26: Fighters attack troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital, killing three along with an Afghan interpreter.

· June 24: Two NATO troops are killed when men riding motorcycles and armed with guns and rockets attack a convoy carrying military supplies near a town in Wardak province, about 40 miles from Kabul.

· June 21: A roadside bomb hits a coalition convoy west of the southern city of Kandahar, killing four troops. Attackers fire on the damaged vehicles, injuring three Afghans.

· June 18: Four British soldiers are killed when an explosive is detonated against their vehicle during a patrol in Helmand province.

· June 14: A roadside bomb kills four U.S. Marines sent to southwestern Afghanistan to help train Afghan police.

· March 17: A suicide car bomber attacks international troops at a market in southern Afghanistan, killing three NATO soldiers and four Afghans.

SOURCE: Associated Press