Afghan blasts kill (5) Nato soldiers

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 15:50 GMT, Friday, 1 August 2008 16:50 UK

Afghan blasts kill Nato soldiers

Nato says four soldiers and one civilian have been
killed in a roadside blast in Kunar, eastern
Afghanistan.

In a separate attack, another soldier from Nato's
International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) was
killed in an explosion in Khost.

The nationality of the soldiers has not been released.

The blasts came as aid agencies said they may become
unable to operate in parts of the country once seen
as safe, because of the intensifying conflict.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7537674.stm

[Hawaii Hiker]

1. 4 of them were Americans

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/world/asia/02afghan.html?hp

[New Dawn]

2. Yes, that is strange about Afghan fatality info

I've noticed that the "NATO" fatalities almost always turn out to be Americans. However, when Canadian or British soldiers are killed, they are listed as Canadian or British immediately (there is no delay in declaring their nationality).

http://icasualties.org/oef/

[Muttocracy]

3. interesting. nt