surge update: 6 U.S. service members among 9 people killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six U.S. service members were among nine people killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest casualties in a bloody summer for coalition soldiers.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force said one service member died in an accidental explosion, one was slain in small-arms fire, and two died in bombings in eastern Afghanistan. Two others died in bombings in southern

Afghanistan.

In recent weeks, death tolls have been high for U.S. service members. For example, seven soldiers died in three separate incidents on June 7.

June was the bloodiest month in the Afghan war for all international and American soldiers. The death toll for all international troops reached 102, including 60 Americans, and deaths have been mounting in July as well.

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