Six Nato troops killed in Aghanistan

The Nato-led force in Afghanistan said three of its troops – including two Americans – have died in insurgent attacks.

Nato said the two US service members died on Saturday – one from a roadside bomb explosion and the other from an insurgent attack.

A third Nato service member was killed today from a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan. No other details were released.

Elsewhere, French officials said three soldiers died in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan late yesterday. One soldier was struck by lightning while two were swept away by a rain-swollen river.

This year has been the deadliest of the eight-year war for US and Nato troops. The latest six deaths bring to 64 the number of Nato troops killed this month.