Eight Nato troops, three Afghans killed

Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another eight Nato soldiers died in the 10-year war against the Taliban. The policewomen and civilian died when their vehicle was blown up by a remote-controlled mine on their way to the civilian airport serving the western city of Herat where they were employed, officials said.
Three foreign soldiers were also killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said, later adding that another three died in another IED attack in the south, along with two others in separate incidents.
News of the latest deaths came a day after the United Nations released figures saying violent incidents in the Afghan war increased nearly 40 percent in the first eight months of this year compared to the same period last year. ISAF, leading efforts to reverse the Taliban insurgency, disputed the UN figures, saying attacks were down two percent in the first eight months of this year.