CNN BREAKING NEWS: 8 US SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

Four U.S. troops killed in Iraq roadside blasts

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NEW: Seven Iraqis, including police, killed in flurry of attacks during Ramadan
It's the deadliest day for U.S. troops since they pulled out of urban areas on June 30
Police officers also wounded in blasts in Baghdad, Taji

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Roadside bombings in Iraq killed four American troops and seven Iraqis in a flurry of attacks Tuesday corresponding with a Muslim holy month when insurgents regularly step up their fighting.
The attacks, which occurred in Baghdad and several hot spots in northern Iraq, also left 28 people wounded.
The strikes fell during the holy month of Ramadan, considered to be a time of peace and giving for Muslims across the world.
The Americans died when roadside bombings targeted their patrols, the U.S. military said. Three U.S. troops were killed near the Salaheddin provincial city of Baiji in northern Iraq. Another service member was killed in southern Baghdad.
The four were from the Multi-National Corps-Iraq, and their identifications were being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The killings marked the deadliest day for U.S. troops since June 30 when they pulled out of urban areas as part of a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.

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Four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan

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Four U.S. service members killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan
Two people killed in explosion at Kabul International Airport, six wounded
Official: Suicide bomber struck near gate of military section of airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four U.S. service members were killed in fighting Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
The deaths took place in Kunar province in what a spokeswoman called an "ongoing event."
Troop deaths have mounted in Afghanistan this year as American and other international forces have stepped up their fight against the Taliban.
August was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in the nearly eight-year-old war, with 52 fatalities. The four deaths on Tuesday bring the number of U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan to 13 in September.
Elsewhere, a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded six others Tuesday morning in the Kabul airport's military section, Afghan officials said.
U.S. and Belgian nationals were among the wounded, a Western diplomatic official told CNN. The victims were all civilians, the Interior Ministry official said.
The blast occurred near a gate at Kabul International Airport, said Zamari Bashari, a representative of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior.