Bombings kill 4 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

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U.S. Marines participate in a security patrol in Gorgak district of Helmand province of Afghanistan on August 25, 2010. As of August 22nd, according to the Department of Defense some 1,223 American service members have lost their lives in a conflict that started close to nine years ago after 9/11. UPI/Hossein Fatemi
1 of 3 | U.S. Marines participate in a security patrol in Gorgak district of Helmand province of Afghanistan on August 25, 2010. As of August 22nd, according to the Department of Defense some 1,223 American service members have lost their lives in a conflict that started close to nine years ago after 9/11. UPI/Hossein Fatemi | License Photo

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Two roadside bombings in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday killed four U.S. service members, military officials said.

Military officials said three troops died in one attack and one died in the other, The New York Times reported.

The four deaths follow roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan Monday in which seven U.S. troops and a coalition soldier were killed, the Times said.

Since Saturday, 19 coalition service members, including 18 Americans, have been killed in Afghanistan, military officials said.

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