https://freerepublic.com/tag/somefrenchareheros/ en-us Mon, 15 May 2006 14:16:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632433/posts KABUL, May 15, 2006 (AFP) - A French soldier was killed Monday in a blast during a mine clearance operation near Afghanistan's main international airport in the capital, the French military said. The soldier, aged 22, was seriously hurt in the explosion and died later of his wounds, the military said in a statement. France has now lost five soldiers in Afghanistan since deploying to the country in 2001, weeks after the hard-line Taliban government was removed from power by a coalition led by the United States, a spokesman said. Two were killed in action in the south in the... Expatica https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632433/posts#comment Mon, 15 May 2006 14:16:48 GMT