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At least eight US soldiers and two Afghans have been killed after their combat outposts in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan came under attack, military officials say.
The troops fought scores of tribal militia fighters for many hours on Saturday after the early morning attack in Nuristan province, Nato's International Security Assistance Force said.
"Coalition forces effectively repelled the attack and inflicted heavy enemy casualties while eight Isaf and two ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces] service members were killed," a statement said on Sunday.
However, a Taliban source said that more than 40 US and Afghan troops were killed in the daylong battle the Kamdesh district.
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