Three NATO soldiers, 20 Taliban killed in AfghanistanOctober 10th, 2009 KABUL - Three NATO soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in southern and eastern Afghanistan, while Afghan and international forces killed more than 20 militants, officials said Saturday. Two NATO-led International Security Assistance Force soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in the eastern region Friday, while a US soldier was killed in similar attack in southern Afghanistan the same day, the military alliance said in a statement.
NATO says 3 American troops killed in separate clashes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 3 American troops killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Clashes with insurgents killed three American troops in southern Afghanistan, where roadside bombs also killed nine civilians, officials said Tuesday. A Polish soldier, 22 Taliban insurgents and two Afghan soldiers also died in violence nine days ahead of the country's second-ever presidential election.
12 Taliban fighters killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashKABUL — An Afghan official says clashes and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan have killed a dozen Taliban fighters. Wazir Khan says the militants were killed late Monday inside a compound in an area bordering Ghazni and Zabul provinces.
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.
19 suspected militants killed in clashes in southern AfghanistanJuly 11th, 2009 19 militants killed in Afghan clashesKABUL — Afghan police and coalition forces killed 19 suspected militants in two separate clashes in southern Afghanistan, while four Afghan guards were killed near the capital, officials said Saturday. The militants died in two clashes in Uruzgan's Charchino district Friday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Taliban clash with U.S.-led forces in central Afghanistan, up to 22 militants killedJuly 10th, 2009 Up to 22 Taliban dead in Clashes with US forces in central Afghanistan
KABUL — Fighting overnight between international troops and Taliban militants in central Afghanistan has left as many as 22 insurgents dead, police said Friday. Provincial police chief Khail Boz Sherzai said the militants were killed in an airstrike in Ghazni province.
2 NATO troops killed, 6 wounded in southern Afghanistan blastJuly 1st, 2009 2 NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO said an explosion Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killed two of its troops and wounded six others. The military alliance did not reveal the troops' nationalities or the exact location of the blast.
U.S.-led coalition says 12 suspected militants killed in airstrikes in eastern AfghanistanJune 30th, 2009 12 militants killed in Afghan airstrikeKABUL — The U.S.-led coalition says airstrikes have killed over a dozen militants allegedly involved in the movement of foreign fighters into Afghanistan from Pakistan. The coalition said in a statement Tuesday that the strikes targeted insurgents linked to a militant leader Siraj Haqqani in eastern Khost province.
30 Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 KABUL - Thirty Taliban militants were killed in clashes with NAvTO and Afghan forces in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. A statement from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said 25 Taliban fighters were killed in the southern Kandahar province Tuesday night in a raid on rebel hideouts.
23 suspected Taliban killed in airstrikes, clashes in southern AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 23 Taliban killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said Wednesday. The authorities recovered the bodies and the militants' weapons after the fighting Tuesday near Tirin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said Gen.
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.
Six policemen among 12 killed in Afghan clashesMay 17th, 2009 KABUL - Six Afghan police personnel and six Taliban militants have been killed in two separate clashes in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. In one incident, Taliban fighters Sunday raided a police check post in southern Helmand province, killing six police personnel.
10 militants killed in AfghanistanMarch 23rd, 2009 KABUL - Ten Taliban militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in southern Afghanistan Friday, officials said. The incident took place in Ghanzi province in southern Afghanistan.
NATO forces attacked, militants killed in AfghanistanMarch 2nd, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan child was killed and five civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, while eight militants were killed in two clashes elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a convoy of NATO forces outside of Nangahar provincial capital Sunday, wounding six people including three children, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the provincial governor said.
Nine Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanDecember 29th, 2008 KABUL - Afghan police backed by Nato troops killed nine Taliban militants in a fight in southern Afghanistan, police said Tuesday. The militants were killed in Nawa district of the Hemland province after they attacked an Afghan police checkpoint in the area Monday, Assadullah Shirzad, provincial police chief, said.
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