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.
Two Polish soldiers killed in AfghanistanOctober 9th, 2009 WARSAW - Two Polish soldiers were killed and four injured Friday in an attack in Afghanistan. A bomb exploded under their vehicle in Wardak Province, in the country's central-east region, according to the Polish news agency PAP, which quoted a military spokesman in Warsaw.
US forces in Afghanistan withdraw from Kamdesh base after deadly attackOctober 9th, 2009 US forces in Afghanistan leave base after attackKABUL — U.S. forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan after a fierce insurgent attack last week that marked one of the deadliest battles of the war for U.S.
Pentagon says remote Afghan camp where 8 US soldiers died had been marked for closureOctober 7th, 2009 Pentagon: Base where 8 died was slated to closeWASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it had planned to abandon a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan where eight soldiers were killed last weekend.
Defense Department confirms 8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan firefight were from Fort CarsonOctober 7th, 2009 Pentagon: Carson soldiers killed in AfghanistanFORT CARSON, Colo. — The Defense Department has confirmed that the eight soldiers killed in an attack on an U.S.
Deadly attacks, crashes for US troops in AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 Deadliest days for US troops in AfghanistanSome of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in Afghanistan:
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8 US soldiers, 7 Afghans killed in militia attack on outposts in remote eastern AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troopsKABUL — Militant fighters streaming from an Afghan village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistani border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war.
US soldier killed in Taliban attack in AfghanistanSeptember 6th, 2009 KABUL - A US soldier was killed Sunday in a Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement. The soldier died one day after another US soldier was killed in the same region in a militant attack, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
US, British soldiers killed in attacks in AfghanistanAugust 21st, 2009 KABUL - One NATO-led US and two British soldiers were killed in separate roadside bomb blasts in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday. The two British soldiers were killed Thursday, the same day as Taliban conducted more than 130 attacks during the country's presidential and provincial elections.
US civilian killed in an insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanAugust 17th, 2009 US civilian killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack.
Insurgents kill 3 US soldiers in Afghanistan with bomb, small-arms attack on their vehicleJune 4th, 2009 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attackKABUL — Insurgents killed three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday in a bomb and small-arms attack on their vehicle, the military said.
Eight Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanMay 7th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday. Taliban militants attacked an army outpost in Yahyakhel district of the south-eastern Paktia province Wednesday, but the soldiers at the post repulsed the attack, the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Eight Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanMay 7th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday. Taliban militants attacked an army outpost in Yahyakhel district of the south-eastern Paktia province Wednesday, but the soldiers at the post repulsed the attack, the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Four NATO troops killed in AfghanistanMarch 16th, 2009 KABUL - Four NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Sunday. Two of the soldiers were killed instantly when their vehicle was struck by the bomb and two soldiers died of the wounds they sustained in the attack, an ISAF spokesman in Kabul said.
Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan blastMarch 16th, 2009 KABUL - Two British soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, bringing the total number of foreign soldiers killed in the country over the weekend to nine, the British military said Monday. The soldiers were part of British forces stationed in Helmand province with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the British Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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