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6 US troops, 12 civilians killed in Afghan attacks
Six US service members and a dozen civilians died in attacks in Afghanistan, adding to a summer of escalating violence against stepped-up operations by international and Afghan forces.NATO said four US service members died in the east: One as a result of small-arms fire, another by a roadside bomb, a third during an insurgent attack and the last in an accidental explosion. Two other US troops died in separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan. Their deaths raised to 23 the number of American troops killed so far this month in the war. Also, unknown gunmen killed 11 Pakistani Shia tribesmen in the east and at least one person died when a bomb planted on a motorbike exploded in Kandahar city in the south, officials said. Explosions also hit two convoys of international troops in different parts of the country, with Germany saying two of its troops were wounded by a roadside bomb in the northern province of Kunduz. Another explosion targeted NATO troops in Khost in the east, but the alliance said there were no casualties. Afghan and international forces also said a combined commando unit killed a Taleban operative and captured eight others in an overnight raid in Paktia province in the east, though local villagers claimed the men were innocent civilians. In the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, thousands of Afghans staged an anti-US protest over another night raid that killed two security guards. Posted by: Steve White 2010-07-11 |
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