Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan

September 16th, 2009 NATO says 3 US service members die in Afghan blastKABUL — Three U.S. service members died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said Wednesday.

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 14th, 2009 US, British, NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An improvised bomb attack killed two U.S. service members Monday in southern Afghanistan where U.S.

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

September 3rd, 2009 NATO: 2 US service members killed in bomb attackKABUL — NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan.

August 26th, 2009 2 US troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of the war for the U.S.

August 13th, 2009 Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials said Thursday. Officials blamed the blasts on Taliban militants, who have made roadside bombings their primary weapons.

August 1st, 2009 1 French, 3 American troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Three U.S. troops were killed Saturday when roadside bombs ripped through their patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a French soldier died in a gunbattle north of the capital, officials said.

August 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.

July 22nd, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blastKABUL — A bomb blast killed two U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, raising the American death toll in what already is the deadliest month for U.S.

July 20th, 2009 US: 4 US troops die in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for U.S. troops in this war.

July 7th, 2009 NATO: Afghan chopper crash kills 3 troopsKABUL — A spokesman for NATO says two Canadian troops and a Briton were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. Lt. Cmdr. Chris Hall says the helicopter went down Monday in the southern province of Zabul.

July 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.

February 21st, 2009 KRAKOW - Kyrgyzstan's decision to close an airbase used by the US to lift supplies to its troops in Afghanistan 'will have not direct effect' on NATO, an official said. The Manas base in Kyrgyzstan is used by the US and some other NATO allies, but not by NATO, said its spokesman James Appathurai.

February 19th, 2009 KRAKOW - Kyrgyzstan's decision to close an airbase used by the US to lift supplies to its troops in Afghanistan 'will have not direct effect' on NATO, an official said. The Manas base in Kyrgyzstan is used by the US and some other NATO allies, but not by NATO, said its spokesman James Appathurai.