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NATO soldier killed, several wounded in southern Afghanistan
KABUL - One NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed and several wounded in southern Afghanistan on Monday morning, the military said.ISAF soldiers were involved in a pre-planned operation against an insurgent base when they were engaged from several insurgent positions, the ISAF said in a statement. The statement said the soldiers called in close air support which targeted the insurgents positions. The casualties were transported to an ISAF medical facility. The statement did not identify the nationalities of the dead and wounded soldiers, nor did it say exactly where in southern Afghanistan the firefight took place. The fatality was the second ISAF soldier killed in Afghanistan this year. Posted by: Steve White 2007-01-16 |
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