 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Kabul (AFP) Dec 2, 2010 Taliban-style bomb attacks have killed two NATO soldiers in the insurgent south and east of Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force said Thursday. One soldier died in the militants' southern heartland on Wednesday, and the second in the east on Thursday, ISAF said in separate statements. Crude and cheaply made bombs, detonated remotely or by pressure-plate triggers, are the weapon of choice of the Taliban and are responsible for most coalition and civilian deaths in the conflict. The deaths took to 673 the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year, according to an AFP tally based on that kept by the icasualties.org website, the highest annual toll since the US-led invasion in late 2001. Last year the death toll was 521.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links News From Across The Stans
Albania offers arms and ammunition to Afghan authoritiesTirana (AFP) Dec 1, 2010 Albania decided on Wednesday to offer arms and ammunition to Afghan authorities, contributing to the international community's efforts there, officials said. "Albania will offer for free some 30,000 automatic weapons as well as some 50 million pieces of ammunition to the Afghan police," the government said in a statement. Albania became a member of NATO in April 2008 and has a 306-soldie ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook
