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Norwegian peacekeeper killed in Kabul

A Norwegian peacekeeper was killed and another slightly injured in the Afghan capital Kabul when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a grenade.

It is the third time a peacekeeper has been killed this year in Afghanistan, after the deaths of Canadian and British soldiers in separate suicide attacks since January.

The latest incident occurred last night when what is believed to be a rocket-propelled grenade struck a vehicle carrying five troops who were patrolling Kabul at the time.