[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100714/capt.1e3a9f0d3c9e4bbd924806b5bc18aeb1-1e3a9f0d3c9e4bbd924806b5bc18aeb1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lwq5uWWpcfe51X3IoMck.w--[/img]AP - Eight American troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a car bombing and gunfight outside a police compound in Kandahar, officials said Wednesday as the Taliban push back against a coalition effort to secure the volatile region.