Posted on 08/11/2006 1:30:18 PM PDT by exg
NATO soldier, 3 coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan Last Updated Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:14:57 EDT CBC News A NATO soldier and three coalition soldiers were killed Friday in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Friday.
There was no immediate information on the nationality of the soldiers.
The NATO soldier was killed when a suicide bomber slammed into a military convoy, a NATO spokesman said.
The attack happened on a highway in the southern part of Kandahar province, said Maj. Vincent Tassel, a NATO spokesman.
A man claiming to be a Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the blast.
Battle with extremists
The three coalition soldiers were killed during a battle with Taliban extremists in northeastern Afghanistan, in the Waygal District of Nuristan Province, the U.S. military said.
Canada has about 2,200 troops in Afghanistan, with most based in Kandahar.
In the past week alone, attacks have claimed the lives of five Canadian soldiers in the region.
A sixth soldier, Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, was killed on Wednesday when he was accidentally shot by a fellow soldier.
Walsh became the 25th soldier killed in the mission. His death is under investigation by the military's National Investigation Service.
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Sad news.
Well, it's been confirmed to be a Canadian soldier that was killed. May he RIP.
Sorry ... one of the four soldiers killed was Canadian.
damn!
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