The soldiers were allegedly killed by Taliban insurgents in the province of Ghazni as their military vehicle hit a mine, the Polish Press Agency reported.
The latest attack raised Poland's overall death toll in Afghanistan to 36.
Poland has around 2,600 soldiers based in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led mission, which it joined in 2002.
More than 530 NATO soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year alone.
Warsaw plans to gradually pull out its troops from the war-stricken country by 2014.
Most Poles demand an end to their country's controversial military mission in
Afghanistan, according to various surveys.
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Five Polish soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
Dec 22, 2011, 4:39 AM
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Berlin, Dec 22, IRNA -- Five Polish soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, in what was the single worst attack on Polish forces since their nine-year deployment in the country, Polish media reported.
