Nine NATO soldiers were killed today across Afghanistan, including eight US soldiers who died in a single bombing in Kandahar Province. It was the most soldiers killed in a single incident in Afghanistan since April 27.
Pentagon officials say that the eight soldiers were on a foot patrol with some Afghan security forces when a massive bomb detonated in a field in the Shorabak District. Two Afghan policemen were also killed in the bombing.
The Taliban was quick to claim credit for the attack, which came just 12 miles from the Pakistani border. A Taliban spokesman said they had planted the bomb in the field deliberately to target patrols.
The ninth NATO soldier slain was reported killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan. The nationality was not immediately released, and it is unclear what caused the crash.
AND THE MESS GOES ON
I wonder if they had a clue as to why they were really there…..
The price they pay for hundreds of thousands of Afghans killed by NATO bombing and night raids
But you must admit Disneyland is still open!
Glad we've got the Taliban on the run!
2Ditz–Goodie-however not enough for americans to get upset
Obama's bloody hands.
We should get out of there. How many more have to die?
The sad part of this one is that the story did not appear on the online front page of CNN, NYT, BBC, FAUX, and the rest. Lies of omission, lying liars, the whole lot.