Roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan kills US service member

September 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.

September 29th, 2009 KABUL - Twelve people were killed and 15 others injured Tuesday when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, officials said. "It occurred at around 9.00 a.m.

September 18th, 2009 Canadian, American troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier were killed in separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, the latest in a wave of Taliban attacks.

September 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.

September 8th, 2009 US military: Bomb kills US soldier in BaghdadBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a roadside bomb has struck a patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier.

September 6th, 2009 Bombing in S. Afghanistan kills US service memberKABUL — NATO says a U.S.

September 6th, 2009 US service member dies in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says a U.S. service member has died as the result of a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

August 10th, 2009 Bomb blast kills 6 Taliban while planting IEDKABUL —Six Taliban militants are dead after a roadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely. Abdul Zarif, an Afghan official in Zabul province, says the six militants were planting the bomb around 3 a.m.

August 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.

August 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.

July 31st, 2009 US service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Friday, the military said, making August the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces. The service member's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, NATO forces said.

July 17th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 11 Afghan civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 11 civilians, including five children, a border police official said. A British solider died in another explosion.

July 13th, 2009 American service member killed in Afghan attackKABUL — An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

July 13th, 2009 US service member killed in attack in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

June 18th, 2009 Bombs kill 5 police, 2 civilians in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A bomb strapped to a parked bicycle exploded near a construction office in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one employee and a child about 11 years old, police said. Meanwhile, five police officers died when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kandahar province's Shorawak district, said Gen.