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| Afghanistan |
| NATO soldier killed in roadside explosions |
| 2008-03-09 |
| KABUL - A NATO-led soldier was killed and another wounded in eastern Afghanistan, while three Afghan civilians were killed in similar attacks in the southern region, officials said on Saturday. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were conducting a routine patrol in the Khawa district of eastern Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan on Saturday morning, when the attack occurred, the alliance said in a statement. ‘Two ISAF soldiers were wounded and evacuated to an ISAF hospital for medical treatment. After arrival, one of the two soldiers died of wounds sustained from the explosion,’ ISAF statement said. The statement did not disclose the identity of the soldiers. |
| Posted by:Steve White |