Insurgents have stepped up attacks around Afghanistan this year, including a record number of suicide bombings in the country.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) today issued a statement calling on all Afghans to stay away from NATO convoys.
Insurgents regularly attack NATO convoys in Afghanistan, and NATO soldiers have mistakenly fired on civilians, believing they were attackers.
(AFP, AP, Reuters)
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