(6) Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

[babylonsister]

Source: BBC

Nato troops killed in Afghanistan


Six soldiers serving with the Nato-led force in south Afghanistan have been killed, the alliance has announced.

They died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device, a statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.

One other soldier was injured. The nationalities of the dead and injured have not yet been released.

This is the worst single incident for the Nato force in Afghanistan for several months.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6537545.stm

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CNN just said 7 troops dead, so maybe the injured soldier died.

[Erika]

1. The Pope stated Afghanistan is deteriorating

in his Easter address. We hear very litte about the Afghanistan mess here in the states.

[Iceburg]

2. Cdn. PM just announced 6 Canadian soldiers killed

CBC TV ... no link yet

[Crunchy Frog]

3. The 7th one was a seperate incident.

Nice to see at least one war is going well.

[Heidi]

4. Kick.

:kick:

[daleo]

5. 6 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Source: CBC

Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed on Sunday.

No names or hometowns of the soldiers involved have been released. Earlier in the day, NATO reported that six soldiers had been killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province.

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Since 2002, 51 Canadian soldiers and a diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan, where Canada has more than 2,000 troops, with the majority in the southern province of Kandahar.
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The main thrust of the offensive in Helmand province is being handled by British and American troops, with Canadian soldiers offering backup and security. About 5,000 soldiers in all are engaging the Taliban, including elements of Afghanistan's army.

In February, the Taliban said it has 6,000 fighters ready for a spring offensive and could dramatically increase that number if necessary.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/04/08/nato-afghanistan.html

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Ironically, our PM is in France today re-opening the Vimy Ridge memorial, which commemmorates a WWI battle that had about 10,000 Canadian casualties in three days. The media had been a bit too much on the "glory of war" side, in my opinion. This is a sobering reminder.

[ClusterFreak]

6. Exactly.

Well said.

[rodeodance]

7. AND 10 US troops dead -4 on Sat and 6 today.

[rodeodance]

8. k

[jannyk]

9. K&R for Canada

[MethuenProgressive]

10. Afghanistan - the forgotten war

My sympathies and condolences to our all Canadian friends.

[saigon68]

11. K & R

[Theduckno2]

12. Continuing consequences of the intergenerational Global War on Terror.

Sadly, I expect, there will be more.

I too, extend my sympathies and condolences to all our Canadian friends.

[saigon68]

13. Oh My Oh My

[Lisa]

14. the last time Canada lost so many soldiers on a single day -- was in the Korean War

During the announcement, even the old veterans in the crowd looked shocked, and no wonder.

In overall population terms, it's like the US losing 60 in a single incident (actually more, since proportionally our armed forces are much smaller).