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9 US troops killed near Pakistan border
* US-led force says 40 militants killed
* Dozens killed in suicide blast in Uruzgan province
KABUL/KANDAHAR/BUDAPEST: Nine United States soldiers have been killed in an insurgent attack on a remote American base near Afghanistans border with Pakistan.
The attack appears to be the deadliest against US forces in Afghanistan in years. NATOs International Security Assistance Force said militants fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars from homes and a mosque in the village of Wanat in the Kunar province, a mountainous region that borders Pakistan.
International and Afghan security forces killed at least 40 militants in an operation still underway in the southern province of Helmand, said the US-led coalition on Sunday.
The fighting began on Saturday after militants ambushed a joint Afghan and international security patrol in the provinces volatile Sangin district, said the coalition in a statement. The ensuing fighting led Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and coalition forces to return fire and call for precision airstrikes, it said, adding, At least 40 militants have been killed in the last two days with over 30 enemy boats destroyed.
Suicide blast: Also on Sunday, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan, killing 24 people in the latest in a surge of extremist attacks. Military officials said the blast hit Uruzgan province during heavy fighting in northeastern Afghanistan between NATO-led Afghan soldiers and insurgents.
They said the suicide bomber rammed his three-wheeled motorbike into a police vehicle in an Uruzgan bazaar, adding that the explosion ripped through several shops.
Twenty civilians and four policemen were killed in the blast in Deh Rawood, 400 kilometres southwest of Kabul, said Uruzgan Police Chief Juma Gul Hemat, adding, Around 27 people were also wounded in the attack. Nobody has taken responsibility for the attack yet.
President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack and blamed the enemies of Afghanistan - a reference to Taliban and other insurgents. Those who are sending terrorists and suicide bombers are the ones who cannot see a prosperous and free Afghanistan, said the president in a statement.
In a separate incident, a roadside bomb killed a Hungarian soldier in Afghanistans Baglan province, said the Hungarian Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The ministry said explosives expert Krisztian Nemes and a local police officer had been exploring an area on the road to Kunduz. The ministry said it was unclear what caused the bomb to explode, adding that Nemes, 32, was killed on the spot. Meanwhile, unknown gunmen kidnapped an Afghan senator early on Sunday around 70 kilometres from Kabul. Government officials said it was not clear who had captured Abdul Wali, a member of the upper house of parliament, from the province of Logar. agencies
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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* US-led force says 40 militants killed
* Dozens killed in suicide blast in Uruzgan province
KABUL/KANDAHAR/BUDAPEST: Nine United States soldiers have been killed in an insurgent attack on a remote American base near Afghanistans border with Pakistan.
The attack appears to be the deadliest against US forces in Afghanistan in years. NATOs International Security Assistance Force said militants fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars from homes and a mosque in the village of Wanat in the Kunar province, a mountainous region that borders Pakistan.
International and Afghan security forces killed at least 40 militants in an operation still underway in the southern province of Helmand, said the US-led coalition on Sunday.
The fighting began on Saturday after militants ambushed a joint Afghan and international security patrol in the provinces volatile Sangin district, said the coalition in a statement. The ensuing fighting led Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and coalition forces to return fire and call for precision airstrikes, it said, adding, At least 40 militants have been killed in the last two days with over 30 enemy boats destroyed.
Suicide blast: Also on Sunday, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan, killing 24 people in the latest in a surge of extremist attacks. Military officials said the blast hit Uruzgan province during heavy fighting in northeastern Afghanistan between NATO-led Afghan soldiers and insurgents.
They said the suicide bomber rammed his three-wheeled motorbike into a police vehicle in an Uruzgan bazaar, adding that the explosion ripped through several shops.
Twenty civilians and four policemen were killed in the blast in Deh Rawood, 400 kilometres southwest of Kabul, said Uruzgan Police Chief Juma Gul Hemat, adding, Around 27 people were also wounded in the attack. Nobody has taken responsibility for the attack yet.
President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack and blamed the enemies of Afghanistan - a reference to Taliban and other insurgents. Those who are sending terrorists and suicide bombers are the ones who cannot see a prosperous and free Afghanistan, said the president in a statement.
In a separate incident, a roadside bomb killed a Hungarian soldier in Afghanistans Baglan province, said the Hungarian Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The ministry said explosives expert Krisztian Nemes and a local police officer had been exploring an area on the road to Kunduz. The ministry said it was unclear what caused the bomb to explode, adding that Nemes, 32, was killed on the spot. Meanwhile, unknown gunmen kidnapped an Afghan senator early on Sunday around 70 kilometres from Kabul. Government officials said it was not clear who had captured Abdul Wali, a member of the upper house of parliament, from the province of Logar. agencies
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
The purpose of the thread is to keep record of US/ISAF losses in Afghanistan. All members requested to post losses in this thread.
Regards,