Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

Alamgir · 04-08-2007, 13:14 PM

Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

Six soldiers serving with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed, the alliance has announced.

They died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device, a statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.

One other soldier was injured. The nationalities of the dead and injured have not yet been released.

The announcement came as Nato and Afghan troops battled Taleban militants in southern Helmand province.

An Isaf spokeswoman told the BBC there had been no civilian casualties and that all signs pointed to the Taleban.

"Certainly it lends itself to the type of tactic that Taleban extremists use," Lt Col Angela Billings said.

"Because they cannot beat us conventionally or tactically, they resort to this type of tactic in order to hide in the shadows."

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Canmoore · 04-11-2007, 22:54 PM

yup, 6 Canucks died that day, two more died today.

04-08-2007, 13:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alamgir Regular Join Date: 08-14-05 Posts: 119 Country:	Nato troops killed in Afghanistan Nato troops killed in Afghanistan Six soldiers serving with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed, the alliance has announced. They died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device, a statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said. One other soldier was injured. The nationalities of the dead and injured have not yet been released. The announcement came as Nato and Afghan troops battled Taleban militants in southern Helmand province. An Isaf spokeswoman told the BBC there had been no civilian casualties and that all signs pointed to the Taleban. "Certainly it lends itself to the type of tactic that Taleban extremists use," Lt Col Angela Billings said. "Because they cannot beat us conventionally or tactically, they resort to this type of tactic in order to hide in the shadows." BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Nato troops killed in Afghanistan __________________

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04-11-2007, 22:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Canmoore *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-18-06 Location: Canada Posts: 1,331 Country:	yup, 6 Canucks died that day, two more died today.

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