NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan
Sat May 26, 2007 4:49AM EDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO soldier was killed and four wounded
in a clash with insurgents in Afghanistan on Saturday, the
alliance said in a statement.

It did not identify the casualties in the clash in the south of
the country. A Canadian NATO soldier was killed on Friday outside
the southern city of Kandahar in a roadside bomb blast.

Violence has surged in recent months in Afghanistan, following a
traditional winter lull. Last year was the bloodiest in the country
since U.S.-led forces defeated the Taliban government in 2001.

Separately, a suicide bomber on foot attacked a government vehicle
in Kandahar killing himself and wounding three policemen, witnesses
said.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL19693820070526

[Eugene]

1. British soldier killed in Afghanistan

Source: Associated Press

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
Sat May 26, 7:24 AM ET

KABUL, Afghanistan - An explosion during a fight with Taliban
militants killed a British soldier in southern Afghanistan Saturday,
while U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces detained a Taliban
commander and two suspected al-Qaida militants in the east,
officials said.

British troops using artillery, mortar and small arms fire
destroyed a Taliban stronghold on the outskirts of Garmsir in
Helmand province, Britain's Ministry of Defense said. During
the operation, an explosion killed one soldier and wounded
four, including three who had to be evacuated by helicopter.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan