One British soldier killed in
Afghanistan fighting
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A British soldier was killed
and three injured in a gun battle with Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, a
spokesman for Britain's Defense Ministry announced on Sunday. >>>
Clash claims 75 lives in S Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- In a bloody clash erupted
between government troops and Taliban-linked militants, 75 persons including 70
insurgents were killed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, officials
said Sunday. >>>
4 foreign soldiers killed in
Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three coalition soldiers were
killed in the eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan on Saturday, and one ISAF
soldier lost his life in the southern Uruzgan province, military spokesmen told
Xinhua. >>>
Afghans celebrate 87th Independence
Day
KABUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The war-weary people of
Afghanistan celebrated the 87th anniversary of their country's independence from
Britain amid tight security on Saturday. >>>
Related: NATO assumes command in S
Afghanistan
21 civilians, Canadian soldier killed
in S. Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one civilians were killed
in a suicide car bombing, while one Canadian soldier was killed and three others
injured on Thursday in the volatile southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
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Three ISAF soldiers killed by
suspected Taliban insurgents
KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Three soldiers of the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed and six others
wounded by suspected Taliban insurgents at about 12:30 a.m. near Pashmul
village, west of Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province, an ISAF press
release said. >>
Suicide attack leaves 21 dead, wounds 13 in S.
Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinnhua) -- A suicide bomb attack left 21
dead and injured 13 others in southern Kandahar province Thursday, Interior
Ministry spokesman Yusuf Stanikzai said. >>
12 Afghan police involved in robbery surrender to
Taliban
KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twelve Afghan police have
surrendered to Taliban fighters in the southern Zabul province, provincial
police Chief Noor Mohammad Paktin said Thursday. >>
ISAF soldier killed, another wounded
in S Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- One NATO-led ISAF soldier was
killed and another wounded when their vehicle was attacked Thursday in the
southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, ISAF said in a press release. >>
Some French soldiers from the NATO on an armored
vehicle patrol in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) assumed the command of the
U.S.-led Coalition forces in the volatile southern provinces of
Afghanistan on July 31. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>
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A British soldier from the NATO sits guard on a
armoured vehicle in Kabul, capital ofAfghanistan, on July 23,
2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>
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