11 NATO Troops Killed in Two Days in Afghanistan
Four More Killed Today
Four more NATO soldiers died today in Afghanistan in a pair of incidents. The deaths come a day after seven US soldiers were killed across the nation, and brought the overall toll up to 11 in two days, a sign that the ever worsening violence in Afghanistan is reaching new heights.
Today a US soldier was killed in a clash in the Afghan west, while a British soldier and two Canadian died in a helicopter crash in the southeast. An investigation into the crash is currently underway.
Yesterday, all seven killed were US soldiers. Four died in a blast in Kunduz Province, two in another blast in Southern Afghanistan, while a seventh died of wounds suffered earlier. The Taliban took credit for the major attack, and also attacked an Afghan Army checkpoint.
The US has launched a massive operation in the Helmand River Valley. They have met with heavy resistance from the Taliban, and a suspicious welcome from the local villagers.
Senior Brit officer killed in Afghanistan. - Page 20 - Politics.ie
July 8th, 2009 at 4:54 am
[...] Originally Posted by Mr Crowley Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards is the highest ranking Brit army officer to be killed since the Falklands War. He is the most senior Brit to be killed in Afghanistan since operations began in October 2001. Only six Brit Commanding Officers have died on operations in command of their units since 1948. Ironically he was killed by a roadside bomb and one of the other six Brit commanders to be killed was killed at Narrow Water; where the IRA used a roadside bomb and a secondary booby trap. In that instance the dead Brit commander was Lt. Colonel David Blair. Thorneloe was killed with another Brit in Helmand and this is an example of the price they pay to secure the opium crop. 11 NATO troops killed in the last 2 days, a serious rate of loss 11 NATO Troops Killed in Two Days in Afghanistan — News from Antiwar.com [...]