US soldier wounded in Afghanistan

Updated: 10:56, Thursday, 21 August 2003

A US soldier has been wounded by a bomb while on patrol in southeastern Afghanistan.

A US soldier has been wounded by a bomb while on patrol in southeastern Afghanistan.

The device exploded near a US base close to the border with Pakistan.

The past ten days has seen an upsurge in violence across Afghanistan.

More than 90 people have been killed, many in attacks blamed on Taliban guerrillas that Afghan officials say are operating from Pakistan.

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