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2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
By HEIDI VOGT (AP) – 4 hours ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two more NATO service members have been killed in weekend attacks in Afghanistan, the military coalition said Sunday as Australia's new prime minister vowed to Afghanistan's president that her country would continue to support the war.

This has been the deadliest year of the nine-year Afghan war for international troops, and the rising death toll has shaken the commitment of many NATO countries, where there are rising calls to start drawing down troops quickly. Monthly deaths peaked in June — when 103 NATO forces were killed.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had a private dinner with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday and pledged continued backing, her office said in a statement Sunday. It was her first overseas trip as Australia's leader.

"Gillard underscored Australia's intention to continue working with the Afghan government to help meet its objectives to improve security, governance and development across the country and reiterated Australia's expectations of the Afghan government in the process," her office said


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