US, Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Officials say a U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier have been killed in separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan.

The bombings are the latest in a wave of Taliban attacks.

The two international troops died yesterday, the same day a car bomber killed six Italian troops in a brazen attack in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul.

Bombs planted in and around roads are one of the weapons of choice for the insurgents. The improvised explosives now account for the majority of U.S. and NATO casualties in Afghanistan.