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.
French military: 3 French soldiers killed in storm in AfghanistanSeptember 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.
Official: 2 US soldiers killed by landmine in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: 2 US soldiers killed in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a landmine attack Tuesday by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said.
50 militants, 10 soldiers killed in AfghanistanSeptember 13th, 2009 KABUL - Up to 50 Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash in western Afghanistan after the rebels killed 10 soldiers in the region, officials said Sunday. Militants ambushed a convoy of the UN World Food Programme in Bala Bulok district of western Farah province Saturday, provincial governor Ruh-ul-Amin said.
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.
Two British soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 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.
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.
Two Canadian soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 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.
14 soldiers killed in Algeria terrorist attack: ReportJuly 30th, 2009 PARIS/ALGIERS - At least 14 Algerian soldiers were killed when a group of Islamic extremists attacked a military convoy in northern Algeria, the daily El Watan reported Thursday. Other local media say that as many as 20 soldiers were killed in the attack at Tipasa, some 70 km west of the capital Algiers, and at least 20 were injured, in what is being called the deadliest attack in the area in years.
Two soldiers, 16 Taliban killed in AfghanistanJuly 26th, 2009 KABUL - Two Afghan army soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, while Afghan troops backed by international forces killed 16 insurgents in the same region, officials said Sunday. The Afghan soldiers were blown up in their vehicle as they were travelling in Barmel district of south-eastern Paktika province Saturday, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Car bomb kills 2 soldiers, wounds 5 in restive southern ThailandJuly 17th, 2009 Car bomb kills 2 in restive southern ThailandPATTANI, Thailand — A car bomb exploded Friday in restive southern Thailand, killing two soldiers and wounding five other people, an army official said. Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated the bomb that was hidden inside a parked pick-up truck in Yala province, said Lt.
US military says 3 coalition soldiers have died in Basra in southern IraqJuly 17th, 2009 3 coalition soldiers die in southern IraqBAGHDAD — Three soldiers were killed in an attack on a coalition forces base in the former Shiite militia stronghold of Basra, the U.S. military said Friday.
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.
Three German soldiers die in Afghanistan gunbattleJune 23rd, 2009 BERLIN - Three German soldiers died in a gunfight in the northern Afghanistan region of Kunduz Tuesday, Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said. The three soldiers were taking evasive action with their armoured vehicle when they were involved in a fatal accident, sources told DPA.
Double suicide attack kills, wounds at least 20 in southern Afghanistan, official saysMay 10th, 2009 Afghanistan suicide bombs kill, wound at least 20KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A double suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed and wounded at least 20 police, soldiers and civilians. Helmand deputy provincial police chief Kamaluddin Khan says the attack began when a first suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a taxi stand in the town of Gereshk.
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