Three NATO soldiers, 20 Taliban killed in AfghanistanOctober 10th, 2009 KABUL - Three NATO soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in southern and eastern Afghanistan, while Afghan and international forces killed more than 20 militants, officials said Saturday. Two NATO-led International Security Assistance Force soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in the eastern region Friday, while a US soldier was killed in similar attack in southern Afghanistan the same day, the military alliance said in a statement.
8 US soldiers, 2 Afghans killed in militia attack on outpost in remote eastern AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 8 US troops die in attack on remote Afghan outpostKABUL — The military says eight American soldiers and two Afghans were killed in an attack on two outposts in remote eastern Afghanistan. The military statement Sunday said a tribal militia launched the attack from a mosque and a nearby village in Nuristan, one of the most dangerous regions of Afghanistan.
3 US troops killed by attacks in eastern Afghanistan, including 2 in firefight with militantsOctober 3rd, 2009 3 US troops killed by attacks in east AfghanistanKABUL — Three American troops were killed by attacks in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, adding to the toll as the Obama administration debates its strategy in the troubled eight-year war. Two of the Americans were killed Friday in a firefight with militants in Wardak, an eastern province bordering Kabul.
US service member killed in insurgent attack in southern AfghanistanAugust 24th, 2009 US service member killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Monday.
Six foreigners, two US marines killed in AfghanistanJuly 14th, 2009 KABUL - Six foreign civilian contractors were killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday in southern Afghanistan after two US marines were killed in an insurgent attack in the same region, officials said. The contractors were killed in the Sangin district of Helmand province, a NATO spokesman in Kabul said.
US service member killed by insurgents in eastern AfghanistanJuly 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.
American service member killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, US military saysJuly 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.
6 Afghan police killed after massive insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanJuly 8th, 2009 6 Afghan cops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a clash that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The clash started Tuesday in Barghe Matal district of Nuristan province and was continuing on Wednesday, spokesman Zemerai Bashary said.
Grenade attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 1 civilian, wounds 28July 7th, 2009 Grenade attack in Afghanistan kills 1, wounds 28KABUL — A hand grenade thrown at a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan exploded in a crowd Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding 28 others, officials said, a day after 10 foreign troops died amid escalating violence across the country. The grenade attack in Khost province targeted policemen passing through the provincial capital, but the victims were mostly civilians, said Tahir Khan Sabari, the provincial deputy governor.
US military: 2 American troops killed, 4 wounded in eastern Afghanistan explosionJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
Seven killed in suicide attack in AfghanistanMay 13th, 2009 KHOST - Seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, an official said. A suicide bomber Wednesday morning drove his explosives laden car towards the gate of a US military base outside Khost city, capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people and injuring 21, said an official from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) media office.
US says 1 insurgent killed in clash in eastern AfghanistanApril 22nd, 2009 US says 1 insurgent killed in Afghan clashKABUL — International and Afghan troops killed one insurgent and detained six other suspects Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. forces said.
Afghan, NATO dispute civilian casualties in airstrikeApril 13th, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan district chief said Monday that a NATO airstrike killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others, but the alliance said 'multiple intelligence sources' suggested that four to eight insurgents were killed in the air raid. Zelmai Yousifzai, the chief of Watapur district in the eastern province of Kunar, claimed that six civilians, including two children, one woman and three men, were killed when their house was bombed by an aircraft under NATO command.
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.
Nine killed in combat in AfghanistanMarch 15th, 2009 KABUL - Nine people -- a NATO soldier, two Afghan police personnel, five Taliban militants and a civilian -- were killed in a series of clashes in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. A roadside bomb targeting Kandahar city's mayor killed one bystander and wounded six other civilians Sunday morning, Abdul Khaliq, a senior police official in the province, said.
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