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.
British soldier killed by roadside bomb while on foot patrol in southern AfghanistanAugust 9th, 2009 British soldier on patrol killed in AfghanistanKABUL —Britain's Ministry of Defense says one of its soldiers has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. The soldier died Saturday during a foot patrol in the southern province of Helmand.
1 French soldier killed, 2 wounded in clash with insurgents in AfghanistanAugust 1st, 2009 1 French soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The French military says one of its soldiers was killed and two others were wounded in a clash with insurgents north of Kabul. The military says in a statement the battle took place in Kapisa province on Saturday.
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.
32 militants killed in AfghanistanJuly 4th, 2009 KABUL - Thirty-two militants and a foreign soldier were killed in fighting in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Saturday, officials said. The foreign soldier was killed when a militant detonated his explosives-laden car near a security forces' headquarters in Zirok district at around 6.30 a.m., spokesman of the provincial government Hamidullah Zhawak said.
Captured U.S. soldier has been 'sold' to Haqqani group: TalibanJuly 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Taliban representatives have said that the American soldier kidnapped by them has been sold to a local insurgent group, and added that they will release a video to prove their claim. Military officials said low-level militants in Afghanistan's Patika province nabbed the soldier and reportedly "sold" him to members of the Haqqani network, a hard-line terror group with ties to the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden.
Four foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombingJune 29th, 2009 KABUL - Four foreign soldiers were killed Monday in a roadside bombing outside Kabul, said a spokesman for the government of Maidan Wardak province. Shahidullah Shahid said the troopers died when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in the Jalrez district, about 40 km west of Kabul.
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.
2 attacks on German forces occur as nation's foreign minister visits GermanyApril 29th, 2009 1 German soldier killed, 9 wounded in AfghanistanBERLIN — Two attacks on German forces in Afghanistan killed one soldier and wounded nine Wednesday as Germany's foreign minister began a two-day visit to the country. Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived for the previously unannounced visit to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, his foreign and interior ministers, and international representatives in Kabul.
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.
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.
British soldier killed in AfghanistanMarch 15th, 2009 British soldier killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain's defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan. The ministry said the soldier, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died Sunday in an explosion.
Al Qaeda video sends warning to GermanyJanuary 17th, 2009 BERLIN - Germany was urged to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in a video believed to have been made by a member of the terrorist network Al Qaeda. A German-speaker wearing a black turban and facecloth that left only his eyes visible spoke in the 30-minute video, which was posted on the internet Saturday.
British soldier becomes first victim of 2009 in AfghanistanJanuary 1st, 2009 KABUL - A British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, marking the first loss of the year for the NATO-led international forces in the war-ravaged country, officials said Friday. The soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Sangin district of the southern province of Helmand Thursday, the New Year's Day, a NATO spokesman said.
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