Four U.S. soldiers killed in copter collision in Afghanistan

October 26th, 2009 KABUL - Four US soldiers were killed Monday when two helicopters flying for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan were involved in what was believed to be a mid-air collision, the ISAF and US military said. Hostile fire was not involved in the accident, the ISAF said.

October 26th, 2009 KABUL - Fourteen Americans were killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, one of which was believed to be a mid-air collision between two aircraft, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. Ten US citizens - seven soldiers and three civilians - were killed when a helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan, the ISAF said, without specifying the location.

October 25th, 2009 US: 4 US soldiers die in Afghan chopper collisionKABUL — Four American troops were killed and two injured Monday when two helicopters collided in southern Afghanistan. Hostile fire has been ruled out in the mid-air crash, a military statement said.

October 10th, 2009 1 US, 2 foreign soldiers killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Military officials in Afghanistan say two foreign soldiers and one American service member have been killed in bomb attacks in the troubled nation. The NATO-led coalition says the two foreign soldiers were killed in a bomb strike Friday in the east.

October 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.

October 6th, 2009 6 soldiers killed in Afghanistan return to USDOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The remains of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan are back on U.S.

September 30th, 2009 3 French soldiers killed in Afghan stormPARIS — Officials in France say three French soldiers have been killed in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan. President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says the three died while taking part in an operation on Saturday night in the Afghanya Valley.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry said here Monday. The soldiers, from The Black Watch regiment, were killed in an explosion north of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province.

August 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.

August 13th, 2009 Military: 3 British soldiers killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain's military says three of its soldiers have been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. The Ministry of Defense says two soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles and a third from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery were killed when their foot patrol was hit by blast near the town of Sangin on Thursday.

August 3rd, 2009 OTTAWA - Two Canadian soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded near a patrol party, military officials said Sunday. The incident occurred approximately 15 km west of Kandahar city Saturday afternoon, the Department of National Defense said in a press release.

July 10th, 2009 UK: 5 more soldiers killed in AfghanistanLONDON — British officials say five soldiers have been killed on patrol in Afghanistan. Friday's fresh casualties mean 15 British soldiers have been killed in the last 10 days as fighting in Helmand Province intensifies.

March 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.

March 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.

January 8th, 2009 KABUL - Three soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed Friday in southern Afghanistan, an official said. 'We offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the soldiers who died while working to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan,' said ISAF spokesman Brigadier General Richard Blanchette.