Danish soldier killed during patrol in southern AfghanistanSeptember 19th, 2009 Danish soldier killed in southern AfghanistanCOPENHAGEN — A Danish soldier was killed and another injured after they came under fire during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish military said Saturday. Kim Grunberger of The Army Operational Command said the troops were patrolling on foot in Afghanistan's Helmand province when they came under attack from insurgents.
12 Taliban killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban killed in Afghan clashKABUL — Insurgents killed a NATO soldier during a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this month to at least 24, officials said Tuesday. Clashes and airstrikes in the south killed a dozen Taliban fighters, officials said.
3 US troops killed in bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan; French soldier killed in a clashAugust 1st, 2009 1 French, 3 American troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Three U.S. troops were killed Saturday when roadside bombs ripped through their patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a French soldier died in a gunbattle north of the capital, officials said.
3 US troops killed in bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan; French soldier killed in clashAugust 1st, 2009 3 US troops, 1 French soldier die in AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. military spokesman says three American troops have been killed in two blasts in southern Afghanistan.
Afghan police kill 11 Taliban insurgentsJuly 31st, 2009 KABUL - Eleven Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Afghan Police in western Afghanistan, an official said Friday. The fighting took place in Herat Province in western Afghanistan.
6 Afghan police killed after massive insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanJuly 8th, 2009 6 Afghan cops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a clash that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The clash started Tuesday in Barghe Matal district of Nuristan province and was continuing on Wednesday, spokesman Zemerai Bashary said.
6 Afghan police killed in eastern Afghanistan; British soldier diesJuly 8th, 2009 KABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan in a battle that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In London, the British Ministry of Defense announced that a British soldier died Tuesday night in an explosion in Helmand province.
US military: 2 American troops killed, 4 wounded in eastern Afghanistan explosionJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
US military says insurgents capture an American soldier in eastern AfghanistanJuly 2nd, 2009 US: American soldier captured in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Thursday.
NATO mortar rounds kill 2 Afghan civilians, wound 5 in eastJune 12th, 2009 NATO mortar rounds kill Afghan civiliansKABUL — NATO mortar rounds killed two Afghan civilians during a clash with insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, while a bomb blast killed a British soldier in the south, officials said Friday. The fighting in eastern Kunar province Thursday began when insurgents attacked NATO forces.
Afghan soldier, over 50 Taliban killed in clashesJune 11th, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan Army soldier and more than 50 militants were killed in separate clashes in Afghanistan as the Taliban have stepped their country-wide attacks, officials said Thursday. In the latest operation, Afghan forces backed by international troops Thursday killed 25 Taliban militants, including foreign fighters, and wounded 10 others in a firefight in Bala Murghab district of the western Badghis province, the Afghan defence ministry said in a statement.
Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldierJune 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.
US coalition: 35 militants killed, 13 wounded in southern AfghanistanMay 29th, 2009 US: 35 militants killed, 13 wounded in AfghanistanKABUL — U.S.-led coalition forces killed 35 militants and wounded 13 others during a clash in southern Afghanistan, where insurgents killed eight truck drivers ferrying supplies for foreign troops, officials said Friday. Violence is escalating in Afghanistan as additional U.S.
US says 15 militants killed in fighting in southern AfghanistanMay 1st, 2009 US: 15 militants killed in Afghan clashKABUL — International and Afghan forces killed 15 militants in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. military said.
NATO soldier killed in AfghanistanMarch 17th, 2009 KABUL - A foreign soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday, raising the number of NATO troops killed in the past three days to 10. The soldier died of wounds Monday, the ISAF said in a statement.
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