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.
3 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm; another dies in road accidentSeptember 30th, 2009 4 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm, accidentPARIS — Three French soldiers were killed Sunday in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan, while another was killed when an armored vehicle fell into a ravine, French officials said. In the storm deaths, one soldier was struck by lightning, while two others were swept away in a flooding river, French military spokesman Christophe Prazuck 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.
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.
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.
4 US soldiers killed in a roadside bombing in northern AfghanistanJuly 6th, 2009 4 US soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — A roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan killed four American soldiers Monday, while a suicide attack in the south killed two civilians, officials said. The bombing in the northern Kunduz province targeted an American military convoy, said Kunduz Gov.
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.
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.
3 members of US-led coalition killed in AfghanistanJune 4th, 2009 3 foreign soldiers killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents used a bomb and small-arms fire to attack a vehicle carrying U.S.-led coalition troops, killing three soldiers, the military said. Taliban militants are behind a relentless wave of attacks that are destabilizing Afghanistan eight years after their regime was ousted by the U.S.-led invasion.
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 Canadian soldiers killed in AfghanistanMarch 5th, 2009 KABUL - Three Canadian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday. The soldiers, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), were killed Tuesday when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province, a NATO spokesman said.
Australian soldiers kill Afghan children in Taliban clashFebruary 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Five Afghan children were killed when Australian soldiers shot back after coming under fire from Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said Friday. 'Current reporting indicates...
Loading ...