NATO-led force says 1 American, 2 foreign soldiers killed in AfghanistanOctober 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.
Canadian soldier, US service member killed by roadside bombs in southern AfghanistanSeptember 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.
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.
Three US soldiers, three Afghan police killed in bomb blastsAugust 1st, 2009 KABUL - Three US soldiers were killed in roadside bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan Saturday, while a similar attack in the country's north took the lives of three Afghan policemen, officials said. The three soldiers were killed when their convoy was hit by two roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement.
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.
Current troop levels and deaths among leading members of coalition forces in AfghanistanJuly 23rd, 2009 Current troop levels and deaths in AfghanistanCurrent troop levels and deaths since 2001 among leading members of the NATO-led force and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan:
UNITED STATES — About 59,000 soldiers, at least 675 died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
2 NATO troops killed, 6 wounded in southern Afghanistan blastJuly 1st, 2009 2 NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO said an explosion Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killed two of its troops and wounded six others. The military alliance did not reveal the troops' nationalities or the exact location of the blast.
Canadian soldier killed in Afghan bomb blastApril 14th, 2009 KABUL - A female Canadian soldier serving with NATO forces was killed and four others were wounded by a roadside bomb in the volatile southern region, officials said Tuesday. Trooper Karine Blais was killed and four of her comrades were wounded when their armoured vehicle was blown up in Shah Walikot district of southern Kandahar province Monday afternoon, the Canadian defence ministry said in a statement.
Taliban kill four Canadian soldiers in AfghanistanMarch 21st, 2009 TORONTO - Four Canadian soldiers have been killed and eight injured in attacks by the Taliban near Kandahar in Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed in two separate attacks triggered by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the insurgents Friday, reports 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.
Four NATO troops killed in AfghanistanMarch 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.
Three soldiers killed in AfghanistanJanuary 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.
Two more Canadians killed in Afghanistan blastDecember 27th, 2008 TORONTO - Two more Canadian soldiers have been killed in a roadside explosion in Afghanistan, making December a deadly month for its six-year-old Afghan mission. The Canadian defence ministry said the soldiers, as well as a member of the Afghan National Police and one Afghan interpreter, were killed Saturday when an explosive device detonated in their vicinity in the Panjway district of Kandahar province.
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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