12 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bombSeptember 30th, 2009 12 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastKABUL — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed 12 civilians. Police chief Bismullah Khan says a civilian bus hit a bomb in Kandahar province's Maiwand district Tuesday morning, killing the 12 civilians and wounding another 15.
US, British, NATO service members killed in attacks in southern AfghanistanSeptember 14th, 2009 US, British, NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An improvised bomb attack killed two U.S. service members Monday in southern Afghanistan where U.S.
British, NATO service members killed in attacks in southern AfghanistanSeptember 14th, 2009 British, NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — A British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a second NATO service member died in a bomb blast, NATO and British officials said Monday. The British soldier, who has not been named, was shot Sunday while patrolling in the Babaji district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, Britain's defense ministry said.
Officials: Roadside bombs kills 5 police, 1 guard in southern AfghanistanAugust 7th, 2009 Officials: Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan copsKABUL — Officials say roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan have killed five policemen and an Afghan guard. Local police official Abdul Jabar says a roadside bomb late Thursday in Kandahar's Arghandab district killed five policemen.
14 Afghan civilians killed in bomb blast, mistaken shootingJuly 20th, 2009 KABUL - Eleven civilians including a woman and a child were killed in a bomb blast in southwestern Afghanistan, while NATO-led German forces killed three civilians after mistaking them for Taliban militants in the northern region, officials said Monday. The 11 civilians were travelling in a minibus in Gulistan district of Farah province Sunday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, Abdul Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for police forces in the western region, said.
Canadian soldier killed in Afghanstian when commander's convoy hits explosive deviceJuly 3rd, 2009 Canadian soldier killed in AfghanistanOTTAWA — A Canadian soldier in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed Friday when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after the senior commander of coalition forces in the province narrowly missed the same explosive device. Canadian Brig.-Gen.
NATO soldier, eight Afghans killed in bomb attacksJune 13th, 2009 KABUL - A suicide attack against a convoy of fuel tankers bound for NATO forces in southern Afghanistan killed eight drivers and wounded 21 others, while a NATO soldier was killed in a roadside attack in the same region, officials said Saturday. The attack near the main market of Geriskh district in southern Helmand province took place late Friday when a bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the convoy parked near a NATO military base, district chief Abdul Ahad said.
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.
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 and Afghan officials: US soldier killed by roadside bomb in eastern AfghanistanJune 4th, 2009 US soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An American soldier was killed Thursday when a roadside bomb hit a U.S. military vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, U.S.
11 Taliban fighters killed in raid; 1 NATO soldier dies in roadside bomb blast in AfghanistanJune 3rd, 2009 11 Taliban, 1 NATO soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Eleven Taliban militants were killed in a joint operation by coalition and Afghan troops while a roadside bomb took the life of a NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday. Coalition and Afghan troops attacked the militants in a compound Tuesday night in southern Zabul province, said police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang.
Seven Afghan civilians killed in roadside blastMay 10th, 2009 KABUL - Seven civilians working with a road construction company were killed Sunday in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman said. The workers were on way to a construction site near the border with Pakistan Sunday morning when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb in Haskamina district of eastern Nangarhar province, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the provincial governor 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.
Three Canadian soldiers killed in AfghanistanMarch 5th, 2009 KABUL - Three Canadian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday. The soldiers, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), were killed Tuesday when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province, a NATO spokesman said.
Bloody month for Canada's Afghan mission, one more deadDecember 26th, 2008 TORONTO - December is proving to be one of the deadliest months for the six-year-old Canadian mission in Afghanistan. Yet another Canadian soldier was killed Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
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