THE HAGUE - A 44-year-old Dutch soldier was killed and three were wounded Monday during intense fighting in southeastern Afghanistan, the Dutch defence ministry told the ANP press agency here. According to general Dick Berlijn, the commander of the Dutch forces, Dutch troops and insurgents clashed violently in the vicinity of Kora, a town in the Uruzgan province where the Dutch are stationed.
This is the third Dutch soldier killed in action in Afghanistan since the Netherlands joined the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which has around 37,000 troops in Afghanistan fighting the skulking resurgent Taleban terrorist movement. |