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| Two Estonians killed in Afghanistan attack |
| 2009-08-24 |
| TALLINN -- Two Estonian soldiers are dead after their patrol came under attack in Afghanistan, bringing the Baltic nation's death toll there to six, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday. Eerik Salmus and Raivis Kang, both 26, died Sunday after their unit came under fire while clearing explosives from a road in Nad-e-Ali in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, ministry spokesman Peeter Kuimet told AFP. There's a conflcting report in the Estonian media that it was an IED. Either way, RIP Salmus was killed instantly and Kang later died of his wounds. The soldiers were part of Estonia's 289-strong contingent within the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, which draws together 64,500 troops from more than 40 nations. Estonia first deployed troops to Afghanistan in 2003, a year after the US-led overthrow of the Taliban regime in Kabul and a year before Estonia joined NATO and the European Union. There is a condolence book for the soldiers at the following link. It might be nice to have some non-Estonians post there. English is okay. |
| Posted by:Mizzou Mafia |
| #1 Done. Thank you, Mizzou Mafia. |
| Posted by: trailing wife in Buffalo 2009-08-24 22:23 |